My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

australia — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 17:58:24 GMT

The best thing about having an African as a boyfriend ? I get to experience a culture that I never thought I would! Everytime I walk into my mother- in-laws kitchen, the smell of exotic food hits me in a way that makes my stomach rumble, even if I had already eaten 30 minutes beforehand.
The aromas that float out of the pot and around the room, engage all of my senses and force me to give in to the temptation and I'm not the only one!
There is something about African cooking that brings people together. Whenever there is a holiday, a weekend or a birthday, there is food and there are people enjoying that food.
The way they cook their food is like they are telling a story.
They add the right spices in the right quantities, but they never measure. They can tell how long to cook for although they have no clock and they know how to prepare enough food for every single person who is visiting without knowing how many were coming. They know what to use and how to cook it and they source all their ingredients from nature.
To put it simply, Africans cook as they live.
Carefree, lovingly and without prejudice.

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

australia — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:05:00 GMT

These photos represent the many different landscapes that 'Australia' has to offer. From the desert to the ocean, each place ties in with the next no matter how far the distance between them. To me these destinations mean tranquility, a place of reflection for one self and a chance to really appreciate what nature has created for us all. Africa has always intrigued me and the chance to photograph the most magnificent landscapes, animals and people in the world, would be breathtaking. To be chosen for this scholarship would mean a stepping stone towards a great career for myself and my family and also the opportunity to show the world through my photos, what Africa has to offer other than the usual safari or guided tour. It would give people who cannot travel, the chance to become entangled in the lives of South Africans and understand what Africa is about. I hope one day my photos will inspire others to believe in themselves and their abilities to do what they love and maybe even travel to another country and show what it has to offer the world, through photography.

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My Scholarship entry - Understanding a Culture through Food

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry