Pyongyang chronicles: The privileges of life as a foreign student in North Korea
Students enjoy wider access than almost all other outsiders, but they can still run afoul of DPRK authorities
Alek Sigley (left) with a local North Korean student in front of Mansudae Art Theatre in Pyongyang | Image: NK News
Editor's note: The following is the first in a multipart memoir series written by Alek Sigley about his time studying at Kim Il Sung University.
Editor's note: The following is the first in a multipart memoir series written by Alek Sigley about his time studying at Kim Il Sung University.
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