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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By igorkebab | Views [134] | Scholarship Entry
No one cringes at the idea of wearing silk, yet when thinking about eating that dextrous weaver of fashionable scarves, most people would think twice. I certainly had my initial reservations, but over the course of my three months in Korea, I learned ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By emilyjennings | Views [272] | Scholarship Entry
A city baked by the sun, peach and tangerine buildings surround, cocooning me in warmth. A humid haze, the belly of the city is always moving. Buzzing, a moped nips through the traffic, buses rev and wheeze to a stop. I am welcomed with a hug and a ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By fayecray | Views [166] | Scholarship Entry
“She’s never tried CRAWFISH” A bartender shouts completely dumbfounded. He stopped mixing me a Hurricane; a name I felt rather bold. I didn’t dare plea my London Pret-a-manger crayfish-and-rocket case in this New Orleans watering hole. The mud-dwelling ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By stagiaire | Views [136] | Scholarship Entry
At the end of the year in Holland there was me, another foreign student trying to realize how to supply her basic needs, especially of a varied diet. That’s how I began my way in the dutch life and food experience while it was getting outcomes of Dutch ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By lbeardmore | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
Every culture has its secrets. Deep below the heat soaked dunes, Matapalo was no exception. After a long bus journey from San Jose down the coastline of Costa Rica, the small grey bus, panting from the weight of four times its capacity, breathed a sigh ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By leelarose | Views [119] | Scholarship Entry
When I travel to a place that is as displacing as Brazil I seek out the food market. It is always a local place, always the place where you’ll find the freshest and most exceptional food. They’re almost never exclusively for anyone. They are for the rich, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By brankita | Views [133] | Scholarship Entry
Late arrival to Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. It’s one of the first things to learn about India – nothing is on time. And I’ve just missed my train for Jaipur. Unexpectedly, I won one night in Mumbai; it did turn out to be a real jackpot.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By dreaming_of_the_world | Views [150] | Scholarship Entry
Today there is a distinct murmur about Santiago as I stroll around Cerro Santa Lucia, a park of grandiose fountains and colonial structures built on top of a hill at the heart of the city, elevating you from the bustle of busy city life. Yet as I tiptoe ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By thedcranberry | Views [109] | Scholarship Entry
I breathe deeply; the crinkled air can't come fast enough. I stop, lift my head, and take gulps of Caribbean air before re-inserting the mouth piece and pressing on. The temperature of the water around us fluctuates; despite the wetsuit, a chill begins ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By shump | Views [133] | Scholarship Entry
11 am November, hum, rattle, the night is crimson and the darkness is sultry despite the perceptible traces of winter. Our will works like fuel to the vehicle, just keeps us watchful and warm. And the door is getting closed. Darkness, like that one ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By stefan_mo | Views [321] | Scholarship Entry
As I entered the living room, the sight was not one to surprise me, since it was a common sight in Taiwanese houses. These large and tall living rooms, with white ceilings and white tiles, that double as garages or storage rooms are ever so common here.... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By keiransworld | Views [136] | Scholarship Entry
Gaston likes olives. Every Friday, he returns from the weekly grocery-shopping expedition with a tubful of olives. Twice or more a day thereafter, he fills a bowl with the green, brown and black jewels, sits on the sofa and savours the flavours. In France, ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By theartoftravel | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry
Broad empty streets bathing in yellowish light. Everything in the city is this same colour - that is what I have learnt in the few days here. It looks unearthly calm at this time of the evening, when only some taxis are trying to find customers. Our group ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By jennifercarson | Views [105] | Scholarship Entry
The Annual Memphis in May Barbecue Festival lasts the three days it takes to put together a proper barbecue. On Friday afternoon, contestants convene on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, fill metal pits with fragrant hickory and mesquite, and ... Read more >
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Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By jessielevene | Views [267] | Scholarship Entry
Some people travel to foreign countries to see the scenery; some go to visit the sights. When I went to Vietnam in 2010, I went to eat. From the mountains of Sapa in the north to the Mekong Delta in the south, I ate the length and breadth of Vietnam ... Read more >
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