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When we first arrived at the CamSur Wakeboarding Complex (link: http://www.cwcwake.com) after a massive ten-hour drive from Manila (there’s also a very short flight we could’ve taken, but where’s the fun in that?), I thought, What’s the big deal?

CWC makes the bold claim that it is “the best cable park in the world” (a claim once attributed to a trade magazine, but all mention of the publication seems to have been taken down), but as a complete novice to both the sport and to cable parks in general, I had no standard for which to measure CWC.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and if that journey is to a foreign country, your first step will likely be getting a passport from the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Before the DFA can give you a passport, it needs to know who you are and whether you are who you say you are. You will need to have a National Statistics Office-certified copy of your birth certificate which could now be requested online. You will also need a government-issued ID like a Voter's ID or driver's license. Students can use their school IDs when applying for a passport.

The DFA also requires the submission of supporting documents that prove your identity. Among those listed on its website are marriage contracts, land titles, transcripts of records, or "other documents that show the full name and birth details of applicant." If you don't have those, your driver's license will do.