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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By jeflood | Views [182] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
In some countries it’s illegal to kiss in public. México isn’t one of them, but there we were pulling change from our pockets at 1am. This street was like any other in Guadalajara: lined every few metres by citrus trees, never robbed of fruit, always ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By japanese_thru_dinner | Views [134] | Scholarship Entry
I’ve heard a lot of people say: “You are what you eat;” this has proven to be true for those who’ve witnessed what people eat and how they run their lives. To me, this also applies on how people see culture, especially if its one not their own. How ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By hesanalpaca | Views [117] | Scholarship Entry
St John is a little green speck of an island, covering a mere twenty square miles, floating in the Caribbean Sea. More than half of it is national park, and therefore completely undeveloped. There are no traffic lights, no billboards, and no fast food ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By desmondmilroy | Views [180] | Scholarship Entry
Mau makan? The invitation to eat. On a bright spring morning in Ubud, I left my room at Pasak’s, eyeing the geckos and tropical birds nibbling bits of rice and fruit. Left on an elevated shelf by Pasak’s wife to bless my room, these morsels were special ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By saleland | Views [851] | Scholarship Entry
I like travelling very much, and I always imagine that if I was a travel writer I would be happy to travel all over the world. Last year, my school provided me with a chance to go abroad with 30 other students. We visited Jakarta, Indonesia. It was ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By karinakarina | Views [131] | Scholarship Entry
I read a lot. Books keep me busy and informed. But after reading & researching India I knew I had to take myself there in order to get a real taste it. I strongly believe that you get out of life what you put in. After planting the idea in my head it ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By jennybeverage | Views [211] | Scholarship Entry
I was considering getting a corkscrew curl perm that many teenage girls had, but decided it made them look like poodles. I bought heels instead, barely squeezing into the largest size (8.5 US) available in China. I went out into the melting sun, ignoring ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By kryescent | Views [477] | Scholarship Entry
I've been told Thai cuisine revolves around the four fundamental taste senses and my nose is inclined to agree. A few steps inside the Don Hwai local market in the outskirts of Bangkok, the curtain of spicy incense smoke lingering from the outer temple ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By live-less-ordinary | Views [518] | Scholarship Entry
Due to unnecessary VISA complications I found myself on an impromptu visit to Singapore with less than 18 hours to prepare. Now, twenty two hours after arriving, I find myself penniless, perched at a Geylang hawker stall with a bowl of duck noodles, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By pamela99 | Views [160] | Scholarship Entry
Where was my daughter Ashley? It was pointless to call for her. The drummers were pounding a rhythm that drowned out everything except for the waves crashing to the shore. Our trip to Maui had been ideal until now. We had hiked up and over a ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By teesa124 | Views [262] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
“Tiook!” Be gone! With dogs yipping at my feet, I hiked up my nuk-nuk and pounded harder on the pedals, speeding around the final bend of the island's sole road into the village. This is Kosrae (pronounced koh-shry), the humid crossroads where modernity ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By captainchelsea | Views [123] | Scholarship Entry
It wasn’t the leaving behind all my worldly possessions, access to news, friends and family that bothered me, nor my overwhelming arachnophobia, it was the constant nagging in the back of my mind wondering when I would next eat and what it would be. ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By catecadell | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry
It's unbelievably cold. Frozen vodka cold. I know because I have an armload of it and temperatures in Ulaanbaatar, the world's coldest city, have just dropped below - 50C. I'm on a solo mission to witness one of the strangest subcultures I've ever encountered;... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By dim | Views [177] | Scholarship Entry
Amid the bustle of Seoul lies Jogyesa Temple, the center of Seon (Zen) Buddhism in South Korea. Located within the city limits, worshipers come to offer their prayers while curious visitors can learn about Buddhist life, check out the Central Buddhist ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By jakro | Views [192] | Scholarship Entry
It was a day that started typically. I had just finished playing poker for few hours at my computer, but tonight something was different - I had won a trip to Tallinn to take part in a poker tournament there. Tallinn isn't a big city by global standards.... Read more >
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