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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By roughguide | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
UNDERSTANDING BATAK CULTURE THROUGH FOOD One of the famous and unique cultures in Indonesia is Batak culture. Batak is ethnic located in Tapanuli Utara, Samosir Island, North Sumatera Province. When I was 25 years old, I did study excursions to Toba ... Read more >
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By mlivingstonk | Views [276] | Scholarship Entry
Nothing could be heard but the crackling of the fire as he spoke, as each of us surrounding the bonfire in the lower portion of the compound dared not utter a sound as Pete O’Neal told us his life story. Earlier that day, my service group and I drove ... Read more >
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By kaitlinsowinski | Views [293] | Scholarship Entry
Still mastering the intricacies of a standard transmission and idling at a red light, I prematurely released the clutch and was admonished with a lurch and engine sputter as my car stalled. Cringing with embarrased anticipation, I listened for the horn ... Read more >
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By travelqueen | Views [265] | Scholarship Entry
Ignoring the shrill sound of the ringing phone, i turn on my left side, pulling the woolen blanket over my head and hoping the caller will get the subtle ‘do not disturb’ message. As this was not to be, I picked the phone and in a tone my mother will ... Read more >
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Fri, 20 Apr 2012 | By glen_downton | Views [229] | Scholarship Entry
As our eagerly-awaited dinner was served, our hosts’ eyes were all on us. Including the one on the plate. It would have been ungracious of us to show disappointment, and admittedly our gastronomic expectations had not been high. But I think our small ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By davorlovesasia | Views [883] | Scholarship Entry
When I was a little boy I never liked travelling. It was solely my parents’ passion who loved visiting new places. Still, they always used to take me and my sister to all their adventures. One of the first moments where I felt the magic of an adventurous ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By shvare | Views [194] | Scholarship Entry
I'm on my journey to enlightenment, but enlightenment through traveling, meeting different people, hearing different stories and gathering wisdom from all over the world. Some two years ago I was hitchhiking here in the country I live called Macedonia, ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By pookiehantas | Views [264] | Scholarship Entry
“Chalo Boy!” My landlord’s boom echoed up the rusted spiraled stairway of the guest house. Doors banged, keys fumbled and with the patter of hasty feet, a bewildered ‘Boy’ emerged. His coconut oiled locks gleamed in the early Himalayan light as, head ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By keron | Views [257] | Scholarship Entry
As we distanced ourselves from the steaming ferry boat, sheer confusion found itself pockmarked across my face. My brow wrinkled and folded, as my group joyfully crossed the threshold into the dock of Port Elizabeth, on the island of Bequia. This diminutive ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By sandrofila | Views [181] | Scholarship Entry
The Spell of Granada The poet Francisco de Icaza once said: “Give him alms, woman, for there is nothing sadder in life than being blind in Granada” A commemorative plaque in front of me evokes his lines, it makes me feel lucky. I walk along ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By simplycurious | Views [160] | Scholarship Entry
The smell envelops me. Drenched with chili, melting my nose, rumbling my stomach and fogging glasses. I stumble at the sudden wall of noise, flurry of waiters and whirling plates. My friends hustle me towards a room. As we cluster around the table, I ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By strawbelries | Views [236] | Scholarship Entry
I watched as the teardrop fell from her eye, followed by another. Her face inches from mine as we both stood at the door, I was stunned for a moment. No one has ever cried so openly before me, most just hid their faces in their arms or wiped their ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By spiedix84 | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry
The only way to understand India is to clear your mind, reset it and make it ready to accept the new culture. That’s what I did in 3 weeks of travel through the country, a crescendo of emotions and moments that have made this place penetrate deeply in ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By septantya | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry
One of some cities I have ever visited and has so many cultural treasures which was not distorted by modernization is Bali. I love the balance between indigenous culture and local citizen and tourists with modern lifestyle are respecting each other and ... Read more >
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Thu, 19 Apr 2012 | By strip_of_biska | Views [335] | Scholarship Entry
Since I was the 4th grade, I started to know the typical food of several cities in Indonesia or overseas, somehow I always find that different levels of spicy foods, I myself is the original western Sumatera, south Sumatera, and jambi. 3 those cities ... Read more >
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