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Backpacking and Music Stories

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⏱ Training hours2 hours
🏢 FormatOn-site delivery · Customized design
👤 InstructorJohn Kim
✅ Key outcomeDiscover ways to find breathing room in everyday life

Backpacking and Music Stories is a 2-hour corporate training program led by John Kim, CEO of Nanum Consulting, designed to enrich employees’ leisure time and quality of life. It shares practical backpacking know-how, from systematic trip preparation to handling crises on the ground, while also showing how to enjoy music more deeply. In Module 1, Travel Stories, participants learn to plan trips efficiently and solve problems on the road. In Module 2, Music Stories, they discover new ways to listen to and enjoy music. The program helps relieve work stress and spark creative thinking, and it builds employees’ cultural knowledge and travel skills at the same time. The curriculum draws on training experience with 50+ major corporations and institutions.

Who is this course for?

This course suits practitioners and leaders at companies and institutions that want stronger humanities and cultural literacy. It is especially recommended for organizations aiming to share knowledge about preparing for and taking a trip.

What will you learn?

  • Sharing knowledge on trip preparation and the travel process
  • Sharing solutions to crises and problems that can arise while traveling
  • Sharing ways to enjoy music

Curriculum

Module 1: Travel Stories
  • Why I love to travel
  • Backpacking Japan while sleeping outdoors
  • Backpacking in China retracing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
  • Backpacking through Europe and Australia on startup profits
  • Remote backpacking in Tibet and Nepal
Module 2: Music Stories
  • The story of a high school band
  • Stories of bands, teamwork, and communication
  • The subtleties of arrangement and ad-libbing
  • Introduction to music arrangement software and how to use it
  • Live performance on an iPad and master keyboard

Expected results / After the course

  • Discovering ways to find breathing room in everyday life
  • Building creative thinking through everyday breathing room
  • Energizing the organization and strengthening communication

On-site training references

Daekyung UniversityIlyang PharmaceuticalMaeum Sarang HospitalSeoun SOMSamcheok Medical CenterCredit UnionVertecoGangbuk Youth Training CenterKorea Specialty Contractors Financial Cooperativeetc.

We tailor this course to your company

From diagnosis to execution — Nanum Consulting

FAQ

Recommended for companies whose employees, worn out by work stress, need to heal and recharge. It is especially suited to departments that need creative thinking or organizations looking to improve teamwork, and it works well for employees who want to broaden their horizons through diverse cultural experiences.
This is not just travel information. It blends real backpacking stories from China, India, Nepal and beyond with local music. Through instructor John Kim's vivid travel photos and the musical stories of each region, it becomes a distinctive cultural program you experience with all five senses.
The 2-hour program has two modules, Module 1 Travel Stories and Module 2 Music Stories, for focused, high-impact training. Pricing and schedule are quoted to fit your company’s size and requirements; contact us for details.
John Kim is recognized for original lectures that combine vivid storytelling from real backpacking experience with music. He delivers employee healing and motivation training at a variety of companies, and specific on-site training references are available on request.
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Backpacking and Music Stories

Backpacking and Music Stories is a 2-hour corporate training program led by John Kim, CEO of Nanum Consulting, designed to enrich employees’ leisure time and quality of life. It shares practical backpacking know-how, from systematic trip

Duration2 hours
FieldHumanities & Culture
InstructorJohn Kim
Training objectives
  • Sharing knowledge on trip preparation and the travel process
  • Sharing solutions to crises and problems that can arise while traveling
  • Sharing ways to enjoy music
Expected results
  • Discovering ways to find breathing room in everyday life
  • Building creative thinking through everyday breathing room
  • Energizing the organization and strengthening communication
Curriculum
Module 1Module 1: Travel Stories
  • Why I love to travel
  • Backpacking Japan while sleeping outdoors
  • Backpacking in China retracing the Romance of the Three Kingdoms
  • Backpacking through Europe and Australia on startup profits
  • Remote backpacking in Tibet and Nepal
Module 2Module 2: Music Stories
  • The story of a high school band
  • Stories of bands, teamwork, and communication
  • The subtleties of arrangement and ad-libbing
  • Introduction to music arrangement software and how to use it
  • Live performance on an iPad and master keyboard
About the instructor
Instructor John Kim
John Kim, Lead Instructor
10 years in industry · 15 years teaching (3,000+ lectures)
Education
· MBA (advanced major: Marketing), Korea University Graduate School of Business (graduated)
· Sungkyunkwan University Consultant Program (completed)
· Sogang University Graduate School of Business, Short-Term MBA (completed)
· Seoul National University Lifelong Education Instructor Development Program (completed)
· Chung-Ang University, B.A. in English Language and Literature (graduated)
Experience
· Current: CEO, Nanum Consulting
· Formerly at Hyosung Corp., Daeduck Electronics and Shinhan Diamond: overseas assignments and strategic planning (10+ years)
· Current partner instructor, Expert Consulting
· Current: Partner instructor, PSI Consulting
· (Current) Partner instructor, Korea SMEs and Startups Agency and SME Training Institute
Credentials and publications
· Certified consultant
· Certified teacher
· Completed official IDEO Design Thinking training
· B2B Marketing Design (1 Apr 2025)
· The Chinese Diamond Tool Market: Present and Future (co-authored, Korea Tool Association)
· Battles That Changed History and Innovative Weapons (in progress)