ZIMBABWE | Saturday, 3 May 2014 | Views [461]
When she smiled at me for the first time, my stomach twisted and something rushed up into my throat that made me feel like I was choking. I blinked and realised my eyes were wet. Not the emotion I was hoping for.
'Shap!' she said to me, ... Read more >
Tags: africa, community, education, giving, hope, receiving
CUBA | Saturday, 3 May 2014 | Views [463]
Hapiness eludes me
No matter the place
The vocation
The person
The lanuguage
The light explodes
My heart sings
For a brief moment
And then
No more
Sobbing for it
My lungs hurt from nothing
That ... Read more >
Tags: backpacking, belonging, family, home, life, love, soul, trekking
INDIA | Thursday, 24 Apr 2014 | Views [661]
'Come in', she said. Her hands were old and crinkled, the henna sunk deep into the cracks around her nails and the divets of her fingers. I sat down across the table from her and she took my hand in hers, all the while never meeting my eyes.
'What ... Read more >
Tags: culture, food, ganges, india, love, taj mahal, temples
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SPAIN | Thursday, 24 Apr 2014 | Views [272] | Comments [3] | Scholarship Entry
'Follow the call of the shell' he answered nonchalantly, dipping greasy churros into liquid swirls of dark chocolate. His beautiful Spanish accent oozed over the English words. 'But, what about the yellow arrows?' I fumbled around in my backpack, ‘my ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
