Project Lightward is a travel and reflection podcast hosted by Gigi. Traveling with one bag, Gigi explores cities, sauna cultures, and the quiet thoughts that emerge along the way. Each episode unpacks stories from the road and reflections on living with less and living more deeply.
In this episode, I share a story about a woman navigating love, marriage, and the quiet pressures that come with time.
Through her experiences, I reflect on what it means to choose your own path — even when it feels uncertain.
I talk about the tension between wanting independence and still longing for connection, and the questions that don’t always have clear answers.
At some point, I realized that marriage is not the main storyline of life — I am.
And perhaps what matters most is not the ending we imagine, but how honestly we choose to live along the way.
8 Apr 2026
Episode 5: On Words, Silence, and Listening to Myself
In this episode, I reflect on my relationship with words — and the quiet discomfort I’ve always felt around speaking.
I used to admire people who spoke clearly and confidently, but lately I’ve started questioning what words really mean.
Through this, I share why I’ve been trying to speak less, listen more, and look inward instead of outward.
I also talk about how sauna has become a small ritual for me — a space where I can sit in silence and meet myself without words.
Perhaps real meaning doesn’t come from saying more, but from learning where our words come from.
1 Apr 2026
Episode 4: What remains in the Age of AI
In this episode, I step away from travel and share something that has been on my mind lately — living in the age of AI.
As everything becomes faster, smarter, and more efficient, I find myself wondering what truly remains human.
I talk about honesty, intuition, and the quiet value of being imperfect, and how these might matter even more going forward.
Through a small story about a sofa I searched for over many years, I reflect on what it means to carry something with time, meaning, and memory.
Perhaps in a world of endless choices, what we choose to hold onto becomes our own kind of legacy.
25 Mar 2026
Episode 3: Life as Art
In this episode, I reflect on a recent visit to a museum and a quiet realization that stayed
with me — that art might not be something we create, but something we live.
Through that thought, I begin to see this project, and even travel itself, in a different
way.
I also share a small one-night trip in Seoul, where an unexpected moment with my
family softened something inside me.
With just a simple bag and a few belongings, I start to understand what it means to
carry less, and feel more.
Perhaps this journey is not just about travel, but about turning everyday life into
something that feels like art
18 Mar 2026
Episode 2: In search of the Perfect Bag
In this episode, I talk about the long and slightly obsessive journey of searching for the “perfect” travel bag.
For years, I believed that finding the right bag was the key to making my dream of traveling with one handbag possible.
But somewhere along the way, I realized that perfection might not be the point at all.
Sometimes we keep searching for the perfect tool, the perfect timing, or the perfect conditions and end up never starting.
This episode is about that realization, and about choosing to begin with what I already have.
Because maybe traveling light starts not with the perfect bag, but simply with the decision to go.
11 Mar 2026
Episode 1: What is Project Lightward
In this first episode of Project Lightward, I share how this small idea began. The dream of traveling with just one handbag!
We often carry more in life than we realize: responsibilities, expectations, and quiet pressures.
Travel can feel like a way to step away from those weights, but sometimes we end up carrying even more.
In this episode, I talk about why I started questioning that habit and how the idea of traveling light slowly took shape.
Project Lightward begins not with a destination, but with a direction toward carrying less and living more deeply.
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