Meet the original Charity Travelers in Seoul

27 March 2017. Seoul, South Korea.

After a very long search we have writte occasionally about on this blog, we have finally found a home to live in. It is in Mangwon, an up-and-coming hip neighborhood of Seoul. Our daughter Miru goes to the kindergarden here, which she enjoys very much.

After so many years en route or in temporary arrangements, it feels almost surreal to decorate our own apartment. It's small and dark but that doesn't matter. It's a happy place.

Kamiel plans to take his writing to the next level and to publish on creativechoice.org.
Yeon is teaching English in a neighborhood school and continues working on a picture book.

We want to continue couchsurfing, through the old couchsurfing.org website, but more excitingly through the open source alternative trustroots.org. You can find my profile (kamiel79) on these hospitality sites - I'm looking forward to hosting you, especially when you are a 'charity traveler' and like to do something similar on your journey as we did in 2009-2011.

Moving to South Korea

December 16, 2016. Seoul, South-Korea.

We have once again moved to South Korea. This time we hope to find a home that will be permanent enough to call it ours and develop the higher level of creativity we dream about.
As creatives - and I don't mean to use that term in an arrogant way - our contribution to the advancement of humankind would consist of making things our fellow beings regard as beautiful, which might instill them with a sense of purpose, and such fluff.
If, contrary to previous experience, our plans take root this time, we will be living in South Korea for years to come. Here, we will set up a base from which to launch our plans to take over the world, every night.

A fixed location will also allow us to be more responsive to inquiries regarding the concept of Charity Travel. We hope the idea will evolve further and inspire more people. As digital technology seems to grow exponentially, with abundant Internet and cell phone coverage in the global South, it becomes easier to make fruitful connections between global citizens where it matters.

Book Publishing - Traversing Africa

Book Publishing - Traversing Africa

29. September 2011. Rabat / Seoul

Yeon and Kamiel have decided to work from different locations for a little while. Yeon will be promoting her book about Charity Travel in South Korea the coming month, while Kamiel will try to travel from Morocco to Kenya overland on a budget. If internet is available, he'll post on www.kindmankind.org; you can follow Yeon by looking closely at the nr. 1 position of your local best seller list.

MWTV

Migrant Worker television

Seoul, Korea. April 15th, 2010

An independent television channel operated by migrant workers from several Asian nations aimed at supporting their nationals who are employed in South Korea.

We visit their center and make a small contribution.