Destination: Canada

Safarسفر

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By yousr | Views [358]

Musafar مُسافر – meaning traveller in the Arabic language – comes from the root word, Safar سفر meaning travel. Safar سفر means uncovering, or expressing. Words like Tafseer تفسير and Fassar فسّر also come from it. “Travelling, ... Read more >

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Just Around the Corner

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By asyahsaif | Views [216] | Scholarship Entry

You’d be surprised how difficult it is to find rubbing alcohol and a pin in downtown Toronto, Canada, but with some help from my good friend Google and its Maps, I was soon stumbling back to the hostel, armed with my blister kit. “Should you really be ... Read more >

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Up The Scree

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By alexisarus | Views [182] | Comments [2] | Scholarship Entry

The wide opened path of the Gros Morne scree opens up before me, a river of gravel and boulders angling straight up to the summit. The path slants into the low lying clouds above; to my eight year old eyes, it seems as though this is the entrance to ... Read more >

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A fresh start

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By elmayortom | Views [199] | Scholarship Entry

I remember Lac Mercier. Gábor Lakatos, a Hungarian who slept in the bottom bunk often told me: "Today I'm going to swim in Lac Mercier". Even though Gábor had the spirit of a child and he was incapable of lying, this time he was wrong. Lac Mercier was ... Read more >

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Photos: Me!

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By thewanderingcanadian | Photo Gallery

Just around the corner

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By laurabroadley | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry

I felt it before I saw it. Expecting the cool, hard dirt of the Tanna Island forest floor, my bare foot, instead, stepped onto something warm and furry. I grabbed onto Emily’s arm and a sound I didn’t know I could produce sputtered from my lips, “Gahhhhmmmphh!!!”.... Read more >

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On the Benefits of 'Playing Tourist'

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By authorauthor130 | Views [157] | Scholarship Entry

When I first moved to Montréal, it was solely to attend school. I had every intention of knowing the insides of the libraries by heart, but none of the tourist destinations. After growing up outside New York City, I entered Canada with the knowledge that ... Read more >

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My First Time

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By charisrose | Views [110] | Scholarship Entry

As a kid my constant desire was independence. Nothing bothered me more than the invisible boundaries that chained me to my house, especially during the blistering summers I suffered through each year. Trapped in my claustrophobic backyard I spent the ... Read more >

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Searching for Mother Nature

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By jessicakball | Views [262] | Scholarship Entry

It was after dark when I arrived at Niagara Falls. Damp leaves cluttered the slippery footpaths as a chilling breeze gushed from the falls. Water droplets formed as the mist settled. The breathtaking natural wonder was juxtaposed against a strip reminiscent ... Read more >

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Kissed By A Whale

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By mali | Views [86] | Scholarship Entry

At sixteen, I received the most memorable birthday present of my life – a French-kiss from a killer whale. My mother piled the whole family into a car and drove the five hours from Ottawa to Niagara Falls. We were going to be spending the next four days ... Read more >

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A Word of Possibility

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By thekuzzer | Views [128] | Scholarship Entry

We had been in the city for almost a month, among 200 other students, studying French language and Quebec culture. The first time I saw him, I felt his energy draw me towards him. Luigi charmed the attention of others by his ability to live life fully, ... Read more >

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My first adventure?

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By duff | Views [168] | Scholarship Entry

In unison, we struck the arm rests of the coffee-coloured corduroy couch to the beat of the opening credits, disturbing the dog hair, not taking our eyes off the screen. It was a grey winter day in 1997, and we were on hour four of a Friends marathon.... Read more >

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On the Road Again

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By alanna | Views [2067] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry

On Tuesday at 2:36 it all went black. Above, the grey skies mirroring the austerity of the crash. Below, a frenzy of helicopters & blood, life & death, trepidation. Until that moment I had defined myself by movement & exploration; the idea of slowing ... Read more >

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maritime

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By marry-time | Views [127] | Scholarship Entry

Farewell to Nova Scotia, the sea-bound coast, may your mountains dark and dreary be. For when I am far away on the briny ocean tossed, Will you ever heave a sigh or a wish for me? The sun was setting in the west, The birds were singing on every tree. ... Read more >

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A young queer couple in the wilderness

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By ditlerenard | Views [150] | Scholarship Entry

I run my fingers along the pane of glass. Spider webs of creeping cracks play catch and release with my skin and I press my nails into the tired, supple wood. Someone once loved this handcrafted French window. It now stands solemnly, skewing the light ... Read more >

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