I quit my job and took all my savings, and when they run out, I'll commit suicide. Michael Kabongo is a charismatic thirty-year-old teacher. He is almost like Holden Caulfield, only he catches his students not in a rye field, but in the London slums, but also, in a sense, “above the abyss.” Unable to look at the injustices of the world and live, pretending that nothing is happening, Michael decides to go on a journey through the land of freedom - the United States of America. He will travel from Dallas to San Francisco, meet new people, have a fleeting romance, get involved in several adventures - all with the expectation that when his savings run out, he will give up his life. And when his journey comes to an end, Michael will have to honestly answer himself: maybe life is still worth living? The main character of this book is looking for an answer to the question that Shakespeare asked: “To be or not to be?” Is it possible to get away from yourself, from your feelings and your life? This book is a reflection, a search for your place in a world where, it would seem, there is no warmth and understanding for lost, wounded souls. But sometimes, in order to return to yourself, you need to go a long way, in which life itself will provide answers and allow wounds to heal. The main thing is to be prepared.