No matter where I am
(2020)
"A collection of essays written during seven years of wandering and working — and finding home again through words."
📘 About the Book
I started writing when I felt like I was losing myself. Not to be published. Not to become a writer. But simply to remember who I was — wherever I happened to be.
"No matter where I am, here I am" is a book of journal-based essays written across seven years, while balancing full-time work, constant movement, and quiet restlessness. It's made of small entries that helped me stay present — when travel didn't help, and even ordinary days felt too heavy.
This book is not a guide or a conclusion. It's a trail of thoughts — from someone who didn't have the answers, but kept writing anyway.
✍️ Why I Journal
Writing started as a survival instinct. It became a habit. Then, it became healing.
Journaling helped me:
- Witness my own growth in real time
- Make meaning from the ordinary
- Ground myself when I felt overwhelmed
And over time, it turned into a book. Not because I was ready — but because the words had already been written.
📚 What's Inside the Book
- Chapters organized by emotional themes: escaping, hoping, returning
- Real-life reflections from places like Jeju, Helsinki, New Zealand, and Seoul
- Essays from 16 trips and countless in-between moments
It's a record of how journaling helped me face my doubts, stay soft, and keep going. Not dramatic. Just real.
💛 This Book is For You If…
- You need permission to be exactly where you are
- You want to write, but don't know where to begin
- You've ever felt lost between the busy and the still
You don't have to be a writer to write. You don't need a story to begin. You are already enough — and already here.
No matter where you are, you are here.
📖 Get the Book
Published 2020 in Korean. Available in select bookstores and online.