What is Han Bi-ya?
{{Korean name|Han}} '''Han Bi-ya''' (born in 1958) is a [[South Korea|Korean]] traveler and writer. Born in [[Seoul]], she attended Seungeui Girls' High School After graduating from high school, she worked as a DJ and a translator and majored English literature in Hongik University . She graduated as a special scholarship student from Hongik University and got a master's degree from the graduate school of media at the [[University of Utah]]. Han worked for the Korea branch of international public relations firm Berson-Mastella for 3 years. Her inborn ability in public relations helped in notable advance in her career, but soon she quit. She left for the 'round-the-world' trip, in order to keep the promise with her father, who died when she was 15. Then for 7 years, she [[travel]]ed around the [[world]] and her experience was published into best-selling series of ''Daughter of the Wind: Three and a Half Times Around the Globe on Foot''. Her travel around the [[Korean Peninsula]] 'Daughter of the Wind, A journey round Korea' also became a best-seller, making her a public figure as a famous [[author]]. Since then, Han worked as a team leader of emergency aid team in the international [[NGO]] World Vision from 2001 to 2009. In August 2009, she left again for the master's degree in the 'Fletcher school of law and diplomacy'.She was nominated a ''[[YMCA|YWCA]] Youth leader awards'' in 2004, ''One of the “100 people brightening the world”'', being one of the most respected figure among youth and intellectuals. ==Travels== Han Bi-ya became famous because of her book on travel around the world. During the 7 years of traveling, she preferred to go on foot to the most isolated regions. Risky adventures on the borders of [[Afghanistan]] were recorded in her books. She not only explored the scenery but also the tradition and life of the people there. She confesses that her life has entirely changed through the people she met. After she finished her travels, aiding people in danger of war and calamity is her only interest no