A brief on my past travel adventures ... and more to come

On a bus trip to El-Gouna and Hurghada, Egypt

Before 2009, I only ever visited Philippines and Emirates, with my family of course. August 2009 marked an important time in my life because it was my first time traveling and living alone ... in Egypt. You see, I finished now and no longer reside there. It was the most fruitful period of my existence so far, and I hope my future sees more exciting moments, seeing as I now feel like I'm stuck in an hour glass. I don't intend to hint at pessimism but rather a longing to travel again, and this is one thing that I don't see as impossible.

I know I'll enjoy writing these, as I've always been meaning to start a journal - the best thing anyone can do.

Scholarships and Student life

You know what's amazing? Scholarships.

Many of my friends have tons of debt weighing on them by the time they graduate. Is education really worth chaining yourself to a bank? Well, you have your own answers.

Why not look for a scholarship? What's a little working until you find the right program? Or what's studying in an affordable university you despise, and earning yourself a scholarship for maybe a second undergraduate degree or maybe straight to masters?

You don't "waste" your life away by looking for the right program, you gain experience if you're working.

Scholarships are everywhere and available. Especially for master's. You need to look and you need to "dedicate" your time to .. you know, fill application forms? Yes, people say oh they can't find what they're looking for when in fact they haven't tried. Oh and don't tell me,  "I tried like three of them and I never got accepted."

NO! You look again, and again and again. I just got a rejection letter from a scholarship program after I flew my ass back in jumpseat over a nine hour flight, just to submit my application. Life never looked so possible, I decided to work and later find the right programs. (Or I was just lazy to do it again)

Fun fact, scholarships are not only. Bachelor's. Period. Master's. Period. PhD. Period.

There are short term programs for those who want to be entrepreneurs, seekers of community service or internships abroad, or just plain 'ol meditation programs to upkeep peace through special herbs or something ..

Anyway, you need to row, row, row your boat, gently down the, what? I mean look, look and look.

Embassies in your country have programs scholarships for the country's citizens, educational institutions offer a wide range of activities, maybe your school knows something, your employers might be able to offer you educational benefits. Or simply look at any school you want, and check out their website. Some of their scholarships specifically target regions, or languages, or ethnicity, or discipline, or grades, or anything!

Or if you want to put some work into it, then try graduate assistantships or similar programs, where part or full tuition is covered for your work contribution to the school. They differ from school to school, some even provide allowances or even housing.

Great site I found, which is like a scholarship hit list: http://www.scholars4dev.com/

And good luck.

The easiest thing in the world, is to be a student.