This book is a story of young traveler who goes to live life with the locals in a third world countries with only soccer ball and a violin in hands. Joongbin Oh, the writer of this book, starting with a backpacking trip to Turkey with his mom―She is famous essayist in Korea― when he was only 3 years old. After then, he has traveled to numerous third world countries including Myanmar, Syria and Uganda, amassing a travel record that could match and exceed any adult’s. When he turned 12 years old, he encountered an orphanage named ‘Permata Hati’ in Ubud, Indonesia. As he came to be a part of Permata Hati, he organized a volunteering program called Voluntraveling, enabling tourists to volunteer and donate. After he organized this program, so far over 300 Koreans have participated in this program. And Permata Hati’s children grew day by day through new learning from volunteers. At last, Permata Hati’s children organized music band, won a prize in a music contest. In addition to music, Permata Hati’s children learned a lot from volunteers such as English, Korean, making picture book, computer, math, etc. Through these learning, Permata Hati’s children have grown up to be self-confident children. He suggests that if we sharing little bits we have, it is possible a big miracles occurs. Also he tells about the importance of sharing with sustainability.

Joongbin Oh

Starting with a backpacking trip to Turkey with his mom when he was only 3, he has traveled to numerous thirdworld countries including Myanmar, Laos, Syria, and Uganda, amassing a travel record that could match and exceed any adult’s. Until the age of 6 he always carried around a soccer ball, and always played soccer with the local children of the places he traveled to.

From age 7 he started traveling with a violin. For his friends who had never seen a violin in their lives, he would put on small but harmonious little concerts anywhere from in the front yard of guesthouse to under palm trees. He also sometimes became a street musician and got to spread his music even farther.

The year when he turned 12, he encountered an orphanage named ‘Permata Hati’ in Ubud, Indonesia. As he came to be a part of Permata Hati, he organized a volunteering program called Voluntraveling, enabling tourists to volunteer and donate. It was in this process he learned of the miraculous way in which growth can occur when the value of ‘sharing’ comes together with ‘sustainability’. So far over 300 Koreans have participated in this program.

Up until now he has traveled to over 30 third world countries. And from that experience, he knows how to make friends with anyone, anytime and anywhere. After graduating, he would like to work at an international organization and help make policies regarding children (elementary) education.