The Top Entries--and the Winner of $500 from GoNOMAD
This morning dawned sunny despite the weatherman's warnings. Last night we had a wonderful time reading and judging the 50 entries for the GoNOMAD travel awards. Having Lisa here, who grades papers and AP exams for a living, helped a great deal. We read through each one and gave each a minus or a plus, and then went back through and winnowed and culled. Here are some of the top submissions:
* A kayaking trip between two major East Coast Cities--Peter Mandel.
* A trek through the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain--Julian Smith
*Interviewing Turkish people to learn more about misunderstandings between Muslims and Westerners--Jessica Hayden.
*River rafting and visting the Akkha tribe in Laos--Kathryn Brockman
* Feature on history and culture on Elba, Napoleon's island exile--Irvina Lew
After much wine and agonizing, we picked a clear winner, he will get the check for $500. This was the winning idea:
*In search of the truth about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid, tracing the legend in Bolivia--David Atkinson.
* A kayaking trip between two major East Coast Cities--Peter Mandel.
* A trek through the Pyrenees Mountains between France and Spain--Julian Smith
*Interviewing Turkish people to learn more about misunderstandings between Muslims and Westerners--Jessica Hayden.
*River rafting and visting the Akkha tribe in Laos--Kathryn Brockman
* Feature on history and culture on Elba, Napoleon's island exile--Irvina Lew
After much wine and agonizing, we picked a clear winner, he will get the check for $500. This was the winning idea:
*In search of the truth about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid, tracing the legend in Bolivia--David Atkinson.
posted by Max Hartshorne at 10:39 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home