March 29, 2024

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Camila Stub

Camila Stub, a pseudonym, worked in North Korea as a development worker for four years.

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DPRK Blues: a trip to Hamhung

DPRK Blues: a trip to Hamhung

"When the sun sets, there are no other lights than the ones from the occasional car"

DPRK Blues: a trip to Hamhung
Camila Stub September 29, 2017
DPRK blues: Creature comforts and midnight strolls in Pyongyang

DPRK blues: Creature comforts and midnight strolls in Pyongyang

"I like that in this city there is still a time when the lights are switched off"

DPRK blues: Creature comforts and midnight strolls in Pyongyang
Camila Stub September 11, 2017
DPRK blues: Water shortages and going shopping in Pyongyang

DPRK blues: Water shortages and going shopping in Pyongyang

Haemaji is full of things that I'd never seen in North Korea: smoked salmon, couscous, and Diet Coke

DPRK blues: Water shortages and going shopping in Pyongyang
Camila Stub July 23, 2017
DPRK blues: Getting used to life in North Korea’s capital

DPRK blues: Getting used to life in North Korea’s capital

The few expatriates I have met told me to relax: it is impossible to get lost in Pyongyang

DPRK blues: Getting used to life in North Korea’s capital
Camila Stub June 28, 2017
DPRK blues: How I ended up working in development in North Korea

DPRK blues: How I ended up working in development in North Korea

In the first part of a series, former NGO staffer writes about arriving in the North

DPRK blues: How I ended up working in development in North Korea
Camila Stub June 12, 2017