My Life in North Korea – Misun and Sangil lived in North Korea between 1965 ~ 2018 and 1967 ~ 2018 respectively. They tell their life stories.

Park, Sangil

Sangil #1
by Park, Sangil
The chirping swallows gracefully returned in an arc from their winter migration to the southern side of the river.
Sangil #2
by Park, Sangil
It has been three years since I arrived in South Korea, yet I have not had the opportunity to visit my father’s hometown, Yeongyang-myeon.
Sangil #3
by Park, Sangil
The ‘Harmonica House’ refers to a unique style of dwelling constructed in the 1960s to house laborers mobilized for North Korea’s ambitious construction projects.

Kim, Misun

Misun #1
by Kim, Misun
It has been four years since I entered South Korea after a life-or-death struggle across the Aprok River, leaving my home behind. These past four years have been a new and happy chapter in my life.
Misun #2
by Kim, Misun
My grandparents, who had traveled a long way from Pyongyang to see their eldest grandson, took their daughter-in-law and the newborn baby back to Pyongyang and nursed them for a year.
Misun #3
by Kim, Misun
My father, being the oldest among his siblings, had the most children, which drew special attention from his brothers and sisters.