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My Travel Writing Scholarship 2011 entry

WORLDWIDE | Sunday, 30 January 2011 | Views [207] | Scholarship Entry

I WANT TO BE ON THIS TRIP BECAUSE I PLAN TO BROADCAST MYSELF AND MY TEAM FROM ANY REMOTE LOCATION[S] IN TURKEY. I AM WRITER WHO LIKES TO KNOW NEW PLACES, EXPLORE NEW TRADITIONS, EXPLORE NEW FOODS, NEW OPINIONS. I LOVE TO WRITE BECAUSE I LOVE TO READ, STUDY, DO RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ON NEW TOPICS, TECHNOLOGIES, AND EVEN ANIMALS. I WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL WITH MY SPONSOR BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE ME THE GREATEST OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ONE OF THE GREATEST & RENOWNED WRITERS OF OUR TIME.
I ALSO WISH TO BE ON THIS WRITING SCHOLARSHIP BECAUSE IT WILL GIVE ME A BROADER VIEW ABOUT TURKEY & HER ENTIRE COUNTRY'S PROFILE. THEY SAY YOU NEVER KNOW A PLACE UNTIL YOU GET THERE, NO MATTER HOW MUCH ONE IS TOLD ABOUT A PLACE, ONE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO KNOW, TEACH, OR LEARN ABOUT SUCH PLACES. I NEED THE KNOWLEDGE THAT WILL MAKE ME A FAN OF TURKEY MORE THAN NORMAL TRAVELERS SINCE I WILL BE TRAVELING THROUGHOUT TURKEY.

I BELIEVE THAT ONCE IN TURKEY, I WILL BE ABLE TO DETERMINE HOW BEST TO BE OF USEFULNESS TO ALL CITIZENS OF TURKEY EVEN IF I AM NOT IN TURKEY. I WOULD VERY MUCH LOVE TO INSPIRE TECHNOLOGISTS & OTHER WRITERS IN TURKEY BECAUSE I PLAN TO ORGANIZE A WRITER'S FORUM WHICH I WILL BROADCAST THROUGHOUT THE GLOBE IN REAL TIME. I PLAN TO WRITE ON ANY TOPIC THAT WILL MAKE ME ACCEPTABLE TO ALL CITIZENS OF TURKEY.
I PLAN TO WRITE ABOUT TURKEY FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF A NIGERIAN WHO WANTS TO KNOW ABOUT ALL AROUND TURKEY AND BE ABLE TO TELL THE WORLD & EVEN TURKISH PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR PLACE FROM MY POINT OF VIEW. I PLAN TO USE SUCH OPPORTUNITIES IF CHOSEN TO ALSO DO THE SAME FOR ANOTHER PROMISING WRITER. IF CHOSEN, IT WILL SERVE AS A NEW TOOL FOR ME AS A WRITER TRAVELING FROM LAGOS TO ISTANBUL. I CAN IMAGINE WRITING ON THE TRIP, IT WILL ENLARGE MY SCOPE OF REASONING TO WRITE EVEN MORE PROFESSIONALLY, BECAUSE UNLESS GIVEN A PROFESSIONAL OPPORTUNITY, ONE WILL NOT ACT PROFESSIONALLY IN ANY CAPACITY.

THE TRAVEL WRITING SCHOLARSHIP IN ISTANBUL WILL BE A SCHOLARSHIP THAT WILL BE CLONED FOR OTHER PROFESSIONS. THIS IS AN ISSUE WE WILL BE ADDRESSING WHILE STOPPING AT ANY POINT OF REST ON THE TRIP. I BELIEVE THAT I SHOULD BE GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY ALSO BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE EUROPEAN UNION BEFORE OR EVEN TURKEY FOR THAT MATTER. IT WILL ENABLE ME SEE ISTANBUL FROM A NEW ANGLE. i HEAR TURKEY HAS A VERY RICH MUSIC LIFE AND A VERY RICH CULTURE. I LOST OPPORTUNITIES TO TRAVEL TO TURKEY AS FAR BACK AS 8-10 YEARS FOR STUDY REASONS AND BUSINESS REASONS, BUT NOW, IF GIVEN THE CHANCE, I WILL STILL LIKE TO APPLY FOR AND STUDY THE TURKISH LANGUAGE WHICH I KNOW WILL HELP ME AS A WRITER/ SONGWRITER. SINGING IN TURKISH LANGUAGE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A DESIRE NOT YET IN MY LIFE, AND I MEAN TO DO SO. I PLAN TO WRITE AND SING IN TURKISH LANGUAGE

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