Coming Alive on the Ride: A Memoir of Motorcycle Travel, Self-Discovery, and Korean Heritage

Answering the call of the open road-from Seoul to Silicon Valley to riding 40,000 life-changing miles across America. When Michael Yang bought his first motorcycle, he was a teenager who'd just moved to America.He knew little English and had few friends. Still, whenever he rode that green Yamaha, he felt more in touch with life's possibilities.The bike was stolen a few months later, but Yang never forgot the feeling. It wasn't until he was in his 40s that Yang got back on a motorcycle.By then, he'd settled into Silicon Valley amidst the technology revolution; and founded, scaled, and sold a half-billion-dollar tech startup.Life was a blur until he revved up his adventure bike and began riding into unfamiliar landscapes.Coming Alive on the Ride narrates more than 40,000 miles of Yang's travels, from California's coast to the upper reaches of Alaska, to Canada's far eastern edge, and more. One of the things about long motorcycle trips is that there's a lot of time to think.Yang describes