Currently passing through Türkiye, I’m living on my bike, carrying all the essentials for survival.

I’m on my way back home to Seoul 🇰🇷,
from Germany, with my bike and my best friend, Levin.

You can check his account on my friend list.
https://www.couchsurfing.com/users/2016703917

I graduated from fashion design university in Korea and worked in the fashion industry for four years. However, I quit because I had a vision to establish my own company that creates bikepacking wear.

After quitting, I embarked on a pilgrimage to the Camino de Santiago to rediscover my humanity, which I had lost during my hard-working era. (Back then, I worked like a machine, around 13 hours a day🙂‍↕️)

Thanks to that pilgrimage, I met my great companion to embark on this long journey together, and here we are! 🚴🏻‍♀️🚴

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

“The only thing I could ever need, the only one worth striving to be—it’s love.”

This is a line from my favorite song by Sara Bareilles, “Bottle it up.” I completely agree with that sentiment.

Hosting from Couchsurfing is like traveling the world from the comfort of my own home. I enjoy meeting people from different cultures, learning about their traditions, and understanding their perspectives. It’s an opportunity to connect with good people and gain insights into their lives. I find the process of getting close to others and sharing ideas incredibly stimulating. Just thinking about it makes me excited.

Interests

• fashion
• yoga
• traveling
• cycling
• sustainability
• bike
• fashion design
• sustainable living
• bikepacking

Music, Movies, and Books

These days, Tarkan is my energy boost for the road. 😆

Originally(?) I like…

🎵 Honne, Prep, Bruno major, Khruangbin
And I love many Korean bands: Jaurim, Kiha and the Faces, Hyukoh

🎥 The Truman Show, The Shawshank Redemption, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

📚 Wild, Some essays from my favorite authors

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

2017-Backpacking in India for 40 days
2018-Backpacking across Europe for 70 days
2021-Bike tour across South Korea for 15 days
2024-Camino de Santiago French way
2025(currently)-Bike tour from Germany to Korea
(🇩🇪🇦🇹🇸🇰🇭🇺🇷🇸🇧🇬🇬🇷)🇹🇷->(🇬🇪🇦🇿🇰🇿🇺🇿🇰🇬🇨🇳🇰🇷)

Teach, Learn, Share

I can’t formally teach Korean, but I can share a few little tricks to sound more local.

For example, if you say “nya-seo~” with the right tone and rhythm, Koreans will totally get that you mean “hello,” even though you’re not saying the full word “annyeonghaseyo”

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share how to travel with bike in many countries.
If you let me use your kitchen, I can cook some delicious pasta for you👩🏻‍🍳

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Netherlands, Philippines, Serbia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

South Korea