About the Author
Sersong Han
Sersong Han was born and raised in Pyongyang before defecting to South Korea in 2014.
“Settling in Seoul” is a new NK News series in which North Korean defectors share their experiences adapting to life in South Korea.
In this week’s column, Sersong Han — who lived in North Korea until he defected in 2014 — writes about his first year in South Korea and the major events and discoveries of that time.