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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By astannn | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry
You may never forget the moment you start every journey. The feeling is a mix of an excitement and some kind of hidden magic. It is a cold spring night when I notice my yellow bus to Berlin approaching. I see my hands shivering a bit as I enter it. Even ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By iter_itineris | Views [234] | Scholarship Entry
The year was 2006. I was a young teenage boy, stuffed aboard a coach of around 30 other young men. As we stuttered away from our parents, with just a few football coaches keeping watch over us, I had never felt such freedom or anticipation. A twenty ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By elf | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
I was met by barely more than a handful, which was nearly the whole town. Yes, the whole of Diemerode had opened their hearts and their beloved hotel, to me – a descendant of the lost and tormented. Gone perhaps, but not forgotten. The past and present ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By mrsolkin | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry
In February I decided that I have never been above the clouds. Do not touch them, do not feel. I went to Germany. My goal was the peak of the Zugspitze. Leaving Munich, I was full of expectations to finally see the Alps. I was traveling by train and all ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By amandy_d | Views [150] | Scholarship Entry
Growing up in Nairobi, and never ever having travelled to Europe, I was not prepared for the totally different style of life I found there. Travelling from the Frankfurt Airport to the Youth Hostel in Cologne Deutz, I was amazed at the quality of the ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By naima_n | Views [136] | Scholarship Entry
In 2012 I got the chance to visit the Buchenwald concentration camp,Germany.This camp was used as a labor and not an extermination camp.Yet, 56k people died here.Situated on a hill,overlooking a beautiful valley.From the complex in front which once housed ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By sarahpru | Views [136] | Scholarship Entry
A haunting melody floated around the Bebelplatz from a lone violinist. The sun had set and the Berlin evening was cool as my friend Liz and I strolled into the square. We headed towards the lit book burning memorial. Liz translated the plaque next to ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By euro2004 | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry
“Can I kiss you?” Ha! Though it’s now ten years later, the memory of that cringe-worthy train ride still makes me smirk and shake my head. I will always remember the way his young daughter looked at him when he reached across the seat to gently pet ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By lettershomecareoftheworld | Views [117] | Scholarship Entry
The first time I saw him was on a cold Berlin morning, un-caffeinated and freezing in clothes betraying warmer-climates. In the lobby of a cheap hostel in Prenzlauer Berg, he stood; six foot tall and dressed formidably in black, Manchester accent ever ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By chancefear | Views [271] | Scholarship Entry
My goodbye party was coming to an end. It was around eleven o'clock at night and all of my friends and family were rushing to get their last pictures taken before hugging me tightly and running out the door to keep me from seeing their tears. "We are ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By will_on_the_way | Views [99] | Scholarship Entry
After successfully managing not to get a taxi, lugging heavy bags on and off trams, spectacularly breaking two leaving presents mere centimetres from the bus stop and checking in with the surly coach driver and his surlier colleague, I am finally ready ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By sojournerl | Views [121] | Scholarship Entry
Leaving Krakow after only four days of touring, I felt a deep sense of belonging to this place I had not known existed a mere month ago. I packed my bag to prepare for my next adventure to Bochum, Germany, hoping I would return someday. My departure flight ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By flyonthewingsofthewind | Views [200] | Scholarship Entry
I'll never forget the day when I realized I want to marry Berlin. I wish it was possible!But let’s donate this idea to science fiction writers.We are talking about personal experience, right? Then I will describe mine. As the majority of adult and successful ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By gotlost | Views [258] | Scholarship Entry
There was I, in the frozen night of new year's eve, in Bad Berleburg, Germany. As an exchange student, I can tell that the people I met gave me freedom enough to explore whatever I want. So did I. As it was a cold night, I had to take my coat in a friend's ... Read more >
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Wed, 14 May 2014 | By emmamariejones | Views [196] | Scholarship Entry
It’s my last day in Hellefeld and the neighbours are throwing me a party. I think it’s supposed to be a surprise; my hosts Kathi and Thomas haven’t said anything, but while I was packing, the doorbell rang at least 5 times, and Thomas has been carrying ... Read more >
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