DPRK blues: How I ended up working in development in North Korea



Evergreen DPRK blues: How I ended up working in development in North Korea In the first part of a series, former NGO staffer writes about arriving in the North Camila Stub June 12, 2017 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Pyongyang Sunset by m•o•m•o on 2012-03-10 01:05:03 This is the first part of a weekly series written by a former development worker in North Korea. When I turned 31, and my career as a performer looked like it would finally take off, I decided to abandon the stage and went to work as an aid worker in the DPRK. This is the first part of a weekly series written by a former development worker in North Korea. When I turned 31, and my career as a performer looked like it would finally take off, I decided to abandon the stage and went to work as an aid worker in the DPRK. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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DPRK blues: How I ended up working in development in North Korea

In the first part of a series, former NGO staffer writes about arriving in the North

Camila Stub June 12, 2017

DPRK blues: How I ended up working in development in North Korea

Pyongyang Sunset by m•o•m•o on 2012-03-10 01:05:03

This is the first part of a weekly series written by a former development worker in North Korea.

When I turned 31, and my career as a performer looked like it would finally take off, I decided to abandon the stage and went to work as an aid worker in the DPRK.

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