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Sun, 18 Mar 2012 | By wayfarer | Views [204] | Scholarship Entry
While Annette and I were in the garden, a young black lady, her skin dark and shiny as ebony, entered the yard. She cast a look around, glancing briefly at us and then disappeared somewhere. However, some time later, she emerged from the room of the old ... Read more >
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Sun, 18 Mar 2012 | By prei | Views [239] | Scholarship Entry
What do we really want to know about the food the we eat on our table? Aside from the fact that we want it to be tasty and filling, do we really care where it came and the value and impact of it on our culture? For most of us, the answer is No. Few people ... Read more >
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Sat, 17 Mar 2012 | By foot21583 | Views [674] | Scholarship Entry
Travelling through the South Gobi in Mongolia, ironically I saw that in a way, the nomadic rural lifestyle helps breed more “neighbourliness” and social bonding than in a cramped city. Utilizing camels instead of jeeps, we had to stay overnight ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | By joelletomlinson | Views [589] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
The children’s gangly, waiflike arms encircled my neck in unrestrained gratitude. Their toothy grins made the past four weeks of grueling work in Guatemala worth it. The kids at the Open Windows Foundation in San Miguel Dúenas were calling ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | By spanishflavour | Views [591] | Scholarship Entry
I lived ten minutes walk away from Pilar's building, and yet it was on the other side of town in Valencia de Alcántara in rural Extremadura. To get there, I made my way through a maze of white and brown terraces, under archways and stork's nests, tripping ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 Mar 2012 | By patricia | Views [359] | Scholarship Entry
On my last day in Marrakesh, a German traveller from my hotel has accompanied to this hammam (traditional bathhouse). Nude with shampoo in one of her hands and a dollop of soap in the other, she asks, “What should I do?” She repeats. I whisper, “Go ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 Mar 2012 | By kars | Views [402] | Scholarship Entry
Fang-Od lives up high in the Cordillera Mountains of northern Luzon, Philippines, a beautiful 90 year old woman whose job description is ‘The Last Female Tattoo Artist of Kalinga’. Fang-Od is the only living tattoo artist in Kalinga and with her, this ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By alinche | Views [438] | Scholarship Entry
There I was, in a very small Thai village... I was having a quarrel with myself : yes, I did consider an 'out-of-the beaten path' experience, but what exactly should I expect ?! I got only 1 day left - did I make the right choice ?! At some point, I realised ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 Mar 2012 | By kooju | Views [549] | Scholarship Entry
We had been stuck in the car for an hour trying to get into the little town of Totnes for late night Christmas shopping. The most frustrating part was the huge bus in front, completely obscuring the view ahead so that we had resort to moaning about ... Read more >
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Wed, 7 Mar 2012 | By fotochic | Views [316] | Scholarship Entry
After filling my belly with a delicious frijole, tortilla & plantain abundant dinner in the Petén of Guatemala, I met a young girl called Sonia. There was a connection made between her and I that no age or language barrier could break. I spoke very ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 Mar 2012 | By sarah153 | Views [436] | Scholarship Entry
Sticky sweet syrup drips down my chin and drops to the dirty street as I bite into a jalapi. The traditional Bangladeshi sweet is little more than deep fried sugar – essentially everything bad for you in one delicious snack. I ordered it from the bemused ... Read more >
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 | By tracie | Views [557] | Scholarship Entry
So you could say I came to Bali for the food. Nasi Goreng, served with an egg on top and a couple of sate chicken kebabs on the side is perfect for when you find yourself or 'on the nasi' or low on money. I do love a good Beef Rendang; spicy, coconut ... Read more >
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Mon, 5 Mar 2012 | By santini | Views [240] | Scholarship Entry
Currently traveling in The Sahara and the bordering villages to Algeria, I have been driving through the poor south of Morocco. In my shallowness, I often find that I need to put myself in the midst of the misery to understand the pain others go through ... Read more >
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Sun, 4 Mar 2012 | By nunga | Views [647] | Scholarship Entry
Sri Lanka; a colourful food destination I think of Sri Lanka as a food parcel at the southern tip of India, unwrapping to reveal ingredients that reflect the past. Every raider, invader and conqueror has left their mark; on the culture, architecture, ... Read more >
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Fri, 2 Mar 2012 | By pronomad | Views [491] | Scholarship Entry
Farming is not something which most people associate with Alaska, but that was how I chose to travel there - through the World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms program (wwoof.org). The first farm I went to was totally “off grid”, several hours ... Read more >
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