I live and travel!
2,500 days after leaving the company, from an office worker with a monthly salary of 1.8 million won
The story of becoming a world traveler who has traveled to over 100 countries.
Budmoi's first essay, filling the romantic hearts of 130,000 subscribers, is published.

One day, Birdmoy, who was 26 years old and an ordinary office worker with a monthly salary of 1.8 million won, suddenly realized something.
That the daily commute is no longer the 'answer to life'.
He chose unfamiliarity over stability, adventure over familiarity.
So after quitting his job, he boarded a plane to Vietnam with a backpack on his back, and from that moment on, Birdmoy's life changed completely.
Birdmoy has traveled to over 100 countries over the past 2,500 days, experiencing desert sandstorms, Himalayan blizzards, the chaos of India, and the pause of time during a pandemic.
The journey was not simply a tourist consuming the scenery, but a living journey of jumping into the field of life, directly encountering it, being broken, and then rising again.
A night when I couldn't find a place to stay, a warm meal I ate during the Great March across the country, a smile that continued even when I couldn't communicate with others.
She didn't just 'visit' the destination; she lived the atmosphere there.
Ultimately, this book doesn't ask "how to travel well," but rather asks a more fundamental question: "how to live life."
Birdmoy trains himself on the world's roads, and realizes that what is more important than the destination is 'the heart that can walk again.'

We moved all night in a cramped space with damp air conditioning and the smell of feet, and when we arrived in a new country before sunrise, our cell phones lost their signal.
Has there ever been a moment when crossing a country feels so tangible? I stayed in hostels crowded with backpackers, avoided tourist attractions, and trusted the words of people I met on the street rather than the internet.
Back then, when I was wandering around every corner looking for a local restaurant, I was serious about setting my own rules and sticking to them.
The process was a journey, a way of living life.
--- pp.6-7 From "How I Became a Traveler"

“We are not from an English-speaking country.
It's okay to make mistakes and it's okay to have different pronunciations.
If someone is ready to listen to your story, they will listen to you until the end.
So speak confidently.
“The really weird thing is the people who make fun of the wrong things, not you.”
--- p.26 From “English is a Matter of Courage”

When I heard the sound of a helicopter passing by, my hatred also raised its head.
A tourist who climbs a mountain in 15 minutes by helicopter couldn't be that annoying.
But the path I walk on my own two feet is clearly different.
This journey was meaningful to me because I climbed up feeling the smell of the mountain, the feel of the wind, and the sounds of nature with my body.
It was very meaningful.
And finally, we reached the summit of Annapurna Base Camp in the Himalayas.
--- p.42 From “The Roof of the World, the Himalayas”

A 30-year-old rookie with a career gap.
The weight of this title never left my mind.
I had no idea how I would be perceived when I returned to Korean society.
I was afraid that I would end up with the label of 'a person with long blank spaces'.
But at the same time, I thought this.
If not now, then never.
A freedom that might never return was right before my eyes.
I would rather return to Korea before I turn thirty.
I was more afraid of the regretful faces I would see if I didn't leave now.
--- p.46 From “Twenty-Eight and 20 Million Won”

With so little information available, backpackers naturally gathered in one accommodation, where analog notebooks were passed around under the Taegeukgi flag.
The memories left by travelers who stayed at the accommodation for the next people
Bo Note.
I explored the city following those notes, following the footsteps of those who had walked the same path as me, though I didn't know their names or faces.
The written advice of others was a faceless kindness, and each page was filled with warm encouragement.
--- p.74 From “In Cuba, Where Time Seems to Have Stopped”

The day I was refused a ride three times in a row on a taxi-hailing app, I felt fear for the first time.
The fact that I was being ostracized simply because I was Asian created a heavy tension that weighed down on the excitement of the trip.
Feeling unwelcome wherever you go.
The reality that I was being treated like a virus was not easily erased.
--- p.124 From “The Days When the World’s Borders Closed”

Q.
What are the reactions of locals when filming at travel destinations? Are there any precautions to take?
A.
It varies by country and culture, but in general, people are often watched with curious eyes.
Sometimes, depending on the culture, some people may feel uncomfortable being filmed, so I try to understand that culture. I don't think it's right to interfere with the daily lives of locals just because you're filming them.
I believe that it is more important to be 'well-mannered as a traveler' than to record.
--- p.181 From “Birdmoi’s Q&A Corner ②”

Q.
How do you recover your physical and mental strength after a long trip?
A.
In a journey of endless movement, there are times when both body and mind become exhausted.
In those times, instead of forcing myself to endure, I give myself the gift of ‘stopping.’
Usually, once every six months or after a major journey, I stay in one place for a month or longer to get back into the rhythm of life.
When I pause for a moment from my daily pursuit of new scenery, exercise, write, and organize my daily life, I feel my weakened physical strength and mind gradually becoming stronger again.

--- p.212 From “Birdmoi’s Q&A Corner ③”