Baku, Azerbaijan -- "The melting pot of the east and west known as the "land of fire", Azerbaijan continues to awe the world with its new identity from the Soviet past."

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Iridescence; I saw an iridescent purple sheen across my dreams. It must've been my curiosity that lurked into my subconscious mind. "Where should I go" I constantly asked. It has been three months. Three months of wandering and three months of unstirring reflexes.

Perplexed, I saw myself dreaming of papaqs and intricate silks. The feeling was warm, clasped and rhythmic in nature. It was the Azeri spirit that invites its next guest. Then I woke up.

I had to go.

Azerbaijan, the land of fire, seemingly invited us whilst in our celestial form. Apparently, there's a feast with the revered Nizami Ganjavi, the national poet. We are bound for great things, the calling is inevitable.

The moment I stepped into damp Baku, I saw two Azeri women just like in my dream. I smiled. The moment you receive a letter in the subconscious realm. You should pack and uncover.

Baku, Azerbaijan -- "Out of 3,100+ competitive applications, the 15 chosen "young leaders" are finally complete!"

Washington D.C., USA -- How did I end up in here? I ask the same question. Well, it started at a random day while browsing through my phone. I stumble upon a Facebook post and the next thing I knew is that I grabbed my other phone and went outside to the living room. I called both of my friends (screaming) then immediately told them that "we're going to Washington!" The rest was history.


Midterm exams are approaching. We didn't have time to check our e-mails or what not. (unfinished)

Tokyo, Japan -- "Tokyo is vibrantly white; a city of paradox in itself."

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Repetition; why did I saw repetitive dreams? Little by little I knew I was in for trouble. It was an unnerving experience to receive a call that will validate all your hallucinations that ran three times in a row. I was obsessive. I knew I had to had to feel the gravity during take-off and the subtle mist whenever you talk.

I'm finally here. 

Tadaima.

I never thought that I had to book a flight to Tokyo at the very first year of my travel. I remember when I was a kid, I was bullied at the classroom since I posted a photoshopped picture of me at a random ramen shop in Japan. I don't know why but I took a screenshot at a random place in Tokyo via Google Earth then took my photoshop skills to the limit then posted it to Facebook. I was so amused with the kind of quality I've produced (but at the end of the day it was still VERY obvious)

Now you understand why my classmates laughed at me, but there's something about Japan that's very special. Other than the usual connections we produce while watching animes, reading manga or even listening to jpop, the ability of the Japanese to connect to you through non-living objects, I would say, is exponential.

Washington D.C., USA  -- "I will never forget the day when the three of us strolled together down 21st street in Washington D.C. passing by the autumn trees with sunlight trickling through. We were complete and I felt like bursting into tears thinking that we've gotten impossibly far," said Pascual. "And that, for me, was the winning moment."

Welcome to Adam's Key. A collection of random theories, introspection and soul-searching thoughts that eventually led me to places.

When I was at the onsen in Tokyo, I was discussing with my fellow Filipino delegates their extensive scholarships on different parts of the globe. They told me their stories and how they got to France, Italy and the United States to name a few. I was quietly listening only to figure out that it all started from there; the realization that I also have the capacity to go places.

We sometimes feel that we're only "limited" in a sense that we're incapable of chasing our dreams just because we don't have the qualifications to do so or perhaps we just can't.

Our private orbits that restricts our perspective to the world with the things around us. Napoleon Hill explains how it is true that what ever the mind can conceive, and believe, the mind can achieve. Regardless of how many times you may have failed in the past, or how lofty your hopes may be.

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Hwaseong, South Korea -- It was a beautiful Saturday morning when we went to one of the iconic destinations in Suwon, the Hwaseong Fortress. We were all tired from yesterday's camp work so this was the time to enjoy and bond with our global friends!

According to KTO, the Hwaseong Fortress was constructed under the guidance of Yu Hyeong-Won (1622-1673) and Jeong Yak-Yong (1762-1836), and is believed to have been constructed very scientifically. The fortress wall was built using Seokjae and Jeondol (bricks) and the holes between the bricks are just big enough to fire guns, arrows, or long spears through in case of an attack.