"I consider myself to be a frequent and experienced traveler. When I saw the chance to visit country #36 on SeekPTO's Instagram for free via a 1000-word essay competition, I was skeptical, but thought, why not?

A few months later I received an email from the Embassy of Azerbaijan in the U.S. letting me know that I was selected!

At the time, I was actually working for a competitive international scholarship program, but I never felt like I personally could ever win! I am so happy that I took a chance and entered this competition.

Thank you so much SeekPTO for cultivating such a great online presence and for putting these opportunities out there. I especially loved telling others on the trip that I learned about the scholarship program from Instagram 😉"