You
can help Sunim complete his journey by offering him a warm bed and hot meal.
Please send your name, address and phone number to journeyofspirit108@gmail.com
Sunim
is undertaking a task that will exert severe stress on his body. The physical
demands required to peddle 30,000 kilometers will require replenishments in the
form of proper rest and above normal intake of nutrition. This cannot be
accomplished when sleeping on the ground and eating freeze dried or convenience
store foods. This can be accomplished through sleeping in regular beds and
eating nutritious home cooked meals, something Sunim wasn’t planning on
enjoying.
By offering a warm bed and hot meal to Sunim you will be
helping him by providing his body with rejuvenating sleep and replenishing his
body with the energy it needs to peddle hundreds of kilometers every
day.
We are creating a host list for Sunim throughout North and South
America. Exact routes may depend on where host offers are located. It doesn’t
really matter where you live because Sunim might just come your way. If he does
we will contact you well in advance. By sending us your name, address, phone
number and email address you will be offering Sunim a better chance at
completing his Journey Of Spirit.
What you can do:
Be a Host- Send
your contact info to his Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/JourneyOfSpirit
or email it to journeyofspirit108@gmail.com
Spread
the word- Contact friends, relatives, co-workers and refer them to Sunim’s
Facebook page asking them for their kind support in being a host. Visit his page
often, check up on his progress, and “like” the posts and pictures that interest
you. This will increase the reach of his page and encourage more people to visit
it.
Support through food- Offer to buy Sunim lunch or provide a “care
package” of road food (trail mix, granola bars, dried fruit etc.) and drop it
off, or mail it, to his closest host residence that we will provide to you. If
you realize his route passes right by you, contact us and he will stop by to
accept your support through food.
Support his bicycle- Offer maintenance
and repair services if he passes through your area.
Join his Team - Offer
a few minutes of your time to help us network for Sunim. Sending emails to
media, organizations, clubs, associations that may be able to help by hosting
Sunim.
Financial Support- Though our mandate is not to solicit monetary
donations we can accept offerings of money, prepaid cards etc. that will go
directly to Sunim to use as he requires for things like food, bike repairs,
medical care and hostel stays when it’s cold, raining and there are no hosts in
his area.
Translation services- We are looking for people who speak both
Korean and English so that we can communicate effectively with Sunim on a weekly
Skype call. Also to help in translating his weekly blog posts from Korean to
English so his supporters in North America can read his own words describing the
trials and tribulations he experiences throughout his pilgrimage. We are also
looking for people who speak both Spanish and English. We hope to start a
Spanish Facebook page for the South American leg of his journey but need
volunteers fluent in Spanish to help us manage such a page.
Ideas and
Suggestions- If you have an idea or suggestion as to how we could develop hosts.
Suggestions such as specific travel hosting web sites that we may not have
knowledge of. If you have specific knowledge of routes (such as bike paths that
keep him off the highways) that may be enjoyable for Sunim then let us know by
posting on the Facebook page. Any and all ideas that can get Sunim safely to
Argentina are welcomed. Sunims volunteers(3 of us so far), have minimal
knowledge of road systems in South America so tips and suggestions from people
who are familiar with aspects of road travel there are welcome to send us
suggestions and tips. Tips such as places to stay and places to stay away
from.
If you can help, think you can help or have any ideas on how we can
serve Sunim more effectively please let us know.