{"id":4366,"date":"2015-11-23T14:09:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T19:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/?p=4366"},"modified":"2020-10-01T13:08:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-01T17:08:09","slug":"2015-internationalstudent-com-travel-video-contest-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/2015\/11\/2015-internationalstudent-com-travel-video-contest-winners.html","title":{"rendered":"2015 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"contestIt was a very close call, but after much deliberation the winners of the 2015 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest<\/a> have been announced!
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With so many fantastic submissions from both current and aspiring international students from around the globe, the Contests 10<\/span>th<\/span> anniversary was an overwhelming success. After narrowing the competition down to just 14 Finalists, an elite team of judges ranked each video based on its originality, creativity, and overall quality to choose the Contest winners<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Now what were these students competing for, you may ask? Besides world-wide fame of course, InternationalStudent.com provides nearly $6,000 in prizes and  the overall winner also receives their own blog  to document their international adventures. <\/span><\/p>\n

And now, the moment you\u2019ve been waiting for! <\/span><\/p>\n

A big round of applause and a huge congratulations <\/span>to <\/span>Amar Chaniago, the first place winner of the 2015 Travel Video Contest! His submission, \u201cMy Second Chance at Life\u201d tells the inspiring story of a young student whose life was changed forever by an automobile accident. Instead of losing faith he chose to make the most out of his second chance at life and spend a large portion of his time traveling the world. Along with his well earned $4,000 prize, Amar will also be given his very own blog on InternationalStudent.com to document his travels, thoughts and experiences abroad.  <\/span><\/p>\n

Bringing home the second place prize of $500 is Michelle Leclercq for her inspiring video, \u201cPlace Yourself Where You Want to Be.\u201d Bravely choosing to leave her home country behind in pursuit of her true passion, Michelle toured the United States with little more than an acoustic guitar, soaking in the sights and sounds of an unfamiliar culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

The third place winner and a big congratulation goes to L\u00e9a Kriger-B\u00e9court for her video \u201cThe Missing Piece.\u201d  As one of the more creative submissions of this year\u2019s Contest, L\u00e9a\u2019s video was comprised of hand-drawn pictures on a jigsaw puzzle, perfectly illustrating her interests, goals, and future endeavors. Her appropriately titled film has won L\u00e9a a prize of $250!<\/span><\/p>\n

Last but certainly not least is the Viewer’s Choice award winner,<\/span> Murtaza Ibrahimi. Earning $1,000 to put towards his education, \u201cFlowers of Success\u201d tells a story of passion and pure dedication to the country of Afghanistan. This year\u2019s fan favorite, Murtaza hopes to better the lives of his fellow citizens through the power of music and continues to work diligently to improve his own life and the life of those around him.<\/span><\/p>\n

We would like to wish a big thank you to everyone who participated in our Contest, and to each of the winners!  Remember the Contest will be back next year, so keep a look out on InternationalStudent.com<\/a> for next year\u2019s Contest details and deadlines.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was a very close call, but after much deliberation the winners of the 2015 InternationalStudent.com Travel Video Contest have been announced! With so many fantastic submissions from both current and aspiring international students from around the globe, the Contests 10th anniversary was an overwhelming success. After narrowing the competition down to just 14 Finalists, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[968,105],"tags":[1243],"class_list":["post-4366","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-travel","category-study-abroad","tag-2015-internationalstudent-com-travel-video-contest-winners"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4366"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6977,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4366\/revisions\/6977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4366"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4366"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.internationalstudentinsurance.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4366"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}