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Thu, 22 May 2014 | By feetonthemoon | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By michellegamage | Views [187] | Scholarship Entry
The cool metal grate was digging in to my bare toes, heels balancing over a seemingly bottomless gorge. Heart pounding so loud I could barely hear the words shouted at me, a blustery wind whipping the encouraging words away from the man's mouth. He was ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By viajando | Views [225] | Scholarship Entry
Receptive. If I had to describe how the indigenous family in the Ecuadorian amazon were towards the two travelers who decided to grab their few belongings, along with a rented tent, and venture themselves inside the forest without any ideas or directions, ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By hurledintotheworld | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry
A knock on the door announces the vet. He is a short man and like a pink caterpillar a scar joins the corner of his mouth with his earlobe. It seems to elongate his smile and only adds to his good-humored self. He introduces himself as Fernando and tells ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By feetonthemoon | Views [234] | Scholarship Entry
I will never forget the day that an iguana climbed to my lap in the middle of the busiest urban park of the busiest city in Ecuador. When I relive it in my mind, I can still feel the clutch of her claws through the light summer trousers I was wearing, ... Read more >
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Thu, 15 May 2014 | By mila | Views [1329] | Scholarship Entry
I am 27 years old and I first saw the sky, and what lies under the sea surface, a couple of years ago. Do not get alarmed, fortunately I have no vision problems, neither I have been kept in a dark hideaway. Instead, picture myself living happily in the ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By thekirstybean | Views [151] | Scholarship Entry
The Galapagos Islands are one of the most diverse places in the world, home to some of the rarest and unique species. It had always been my dream to visit there, but in particular there is one meeting that I will never forget. We were taken by the guides ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By futbolista | Views [214] | Scholarship Entry
Soccer, or rather fútbol, is the world’s favorite sport for a reason that those from the United States cannot explain in the slightest. We, and here I am outing myself as an estadounidense, prefer the brutality and immediate gratification of a score ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By monthejeffers | Views [144] | Scholarship Entry
Our eyes lock. My breath slows. Dare I breath? Dare I move? A dark pair blinker back, with all the wisdom of those who have seen the depths, with all the joy of the young. The galapagos islands are formed from volcanic lava flow which has resulted ... Read more >
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Tue, 13 May 2014 | By tinkerbell | Views [276] | Scholarship Entry
Never would I have imagined visiting a place well known for its creepy, crawly possibly poisonous bugs, insects, spiders and snakes and LOVING it. My love affair with the mighty Amazon, the longest river in the world, began in the Cuyabeno Reserve of ... Read more >
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Tue, 6 May 2014 | By majoguevarad | Views [195] | Scholarship Entry
It is hot, too hot. My lungs need air but it is thick and heavy, hard to breath in. It is not raining but the humidity is extremely high. I look over my shoulder to one of my travel companions. Her hair is a careless tangle on the top of her head covered ... Read more >
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Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By sjdiehl | Views [236] | Scholarship Entry
Recently I was faced with a dilemma.I was forced to make a decision between staying on Galapagos for six months or crossing the Pacific to Tahiti on a sail boat.I have to admit,I was a little stressed out by this choice I had to make.I didn't want to ... Read more >
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Mon, 28 Apr 2014 | By niffasrx | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry
Day had broke with a hint of eucalyptus wafting through the crisp Andean air and a friendly senorita filling my mug with soothing canellazo sugar can tea. Cayambe loomed in the distance. Climbing her snowy steps would be my last big adventure before a ... Read more >
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Sun, 27 Apr 2014 | By hermitcrab | Views [197] | Scholarship Entry
Destination: Anywhere Date: Anytime Gate: Who knows! Seat: Cheapest! Passenger: Miss Tamlyn Henderson Non-refundable Non-refuseable! Scribbled on a piece of torn paper, written by a man only I can call brother, slipped into my fingers the day I turned ... Read more >
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Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By juliacanada | Views [173] | Scholarship Entry
The tourists have got back on their busses to Quito. The vendors have packed up their stalls. I saw them walking through the square, literally bent double under the weight of the enormous bundles of wool tied to their backs. The sun goes down, and the ... Read more >
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