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Pig livers and blindness: Growing up in North Korea’s famine

Ask a North Korean: What was it like to grow up during North Korea's famine?

Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about.

This week Charles H. from Pretoria asks:

What was it like to live the through the famine in North Korea? Do you think people are still under-nourished there?

It has been a while since I started sharing my stories with you in Ask a North Korean. Thinking about what I have gone through already, it seems like there ought to be nothing that I cannot accomplish now. However, I have to admit that even now