by REERA YOO | @reeraboo
editor@charactermedia.com
Two Korean university students will be embarking on a Forrest Gump-like adventure to cycle across the North American continent in a span of 90 days, without spending a single penny, according to Korea Bizwire.
Starting from New York, Yi Woo-chan and Jung Jun-ho, 26-year-old students majoring in international trade at Chonbuk National University, will be bicycling 3,700 kilometers to Los Angeles over seven weeks.
To prepare for this ambitious journey, the two students sought help from tour agencies, magazine publishers and cyclist communities. In addition to two sponsorships, Yi and Jung secured airline tickets from a Korean tour agency, bikes from a bicycle magazine and food and other accommodations from an international traveler community.
While they do not plan to spend a single cent during their trip, the two will be carrying 1 million won (US $918) as a safety precaution.
According to Korea Bizwire, Yi and Jung decided to embark on this quest to inspire their peers that there is more to life than having a high-paying job and studying to get good grades.
Although Yi and Jung are not trained cyclists, they have both completed equally ambitious challenges in the past. While Yi has once crossed South Korea on foot, Jung climbed to the summit of Mount Kinabalu, the highest mountain in South Asia.
The two have been training every day and are making final adjustments to their schedule before flying to the States.
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