“Settling in Seoul” is an NK News series in which North Korean defectors share their experiences adapting to life in South Korea.

Jin — who was born and raised in North Korea and lived there until she defected in 2014 — writes about using the internet for the first time after she resettled in South Korea.

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In South Korea, one of the most wired countries in the world, internet use has long been an indispensable part of daily life.

However,