Alek Sigley is a graduate student at Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung University and runs the North Korea tour company Tongil Tours. You can read his first column for NK News here.
Life as a foreign student in Pyongyang brings with it many unique perks and privileges. Like resident diplomatic staff and NGO workers, we can walk and cycle freely (with no need for a translator or guide to accompany us) around Pyongyang.
We can spend our money in a wide selection of stores and restaurants that tourists and short-term guests are barred from even
Alek Sigley is a graduate student at Pyongyang’s Kim Il Sung University and runs the North Korea tour company Tongil Tours. You can read his first column for NK News here.
Life as a foreign student in Pyongyang brings with it many unique perks and privileges. Like resident diplomatic staff and NGO workers, we can walk and cycle freely (with no need for a translator or guide to accompany us) around Pyongyang.
Alek Sigley is an Australian currently completing his master's degree in Korean literature at Kim Il Sung University. He is the founder of Tongil Tours, specialists in educational tourism to North Korea. He speaks Mandarin, Korean, and a bit of Japanese. Follow him on Twitter @AlekSigley.