CIEE Fall 2009 Photo Contest
CIEE is delighted to share the results of our most recent photo contest, which included two categories: Student Interaction and Artistic Image.
Our first category includes an overall winner for creative and inspiring photos that show Student Interaction with the host community; where they lived and studied—their dorm, homestay, campus, and classrooms; and their travels. You can view this image below, along with several incredible photos that deserve to receive an honorable mention. (Click on the images to view larger versions).
Our second category includes one winner for the most Artistic Image from among the photos that were submitted. Click here to view the winner and honorable mentions.
Overall Winner
"Eating Ugali"
Madeline Stokes
University of Oregon
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
While studying at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, some fellow CIEE students and I had met a local student. He invited us to come to his house and meet his grandmother. We accepted his offer and found ourselves in the midst of a very welcoming community.
Our new friend took us down the dirt streets of his neighborhood, greeting everyone and showing off his new American friends. We greeted his grandmother and were then invited to his aunt's house where the family taught us how to cook ugali.
We each took turns attempting to stir the white corn flower and water mixture, but none of us did it with the same grace of the aunt. Once the food was ready we all sat on the mat laid out on the ground and crowded around the plate. Seeing an opportunity for a picture, I jumped up to capture the moment with everyone reaching in, exemplifying the one and only way to eat ugali!
Honorable Mentions
"Elephant in Victoria Falls"
Sarah Supont
Gonzaga University
Gaborone, Botswana
"Gunpati Festival"
Sara Roger
Rochester Institute of Technology
Hyderabad, India
"Tutoring at Beacon House Orphanage"
Kyle Walsh
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Legon, Ghana
"My portrait while dressed in traditional costume"
Kira Vigil
Arizona State University
Nanjing, China
"Learning Thai with the childern at Nong Chai School"
Jordan Templeton
Ohio University
Khon Kaen, Thailand
"Racing up the Stairs in Gibraltar"
James Fredrick
Colorado State University
Seville, Spain
"Sitting on the Edge"
Joleen West
Point Loma Nazarene University
Amman, Jordan
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