A very readable book about one woman's experience teaching in North Korea. I was worried at the first couple of chapters as it seemed a bit self-indulgent and boring. But after about 25 or 30 pages the book became more interesting. Her insights on what it was like to live under constant surveilla...
Suzy Park is a twenty-nine-year-old Korean American interpreter for the New York City court system who makes a startling and ominous discovery about her family history that will send her on a chilling quest. Five years prior, her parents--hardworking greengrocers who forfeited personal happiness ...
Most of us were not only tired but restless. “Okay, I’ve had enough. I like the students and all, but I need to breathe,” Rachel said. At times, Katie said, she felt desperate to go home. An American teacher from the Midwest said, “I just want to get in my car and drive to a store when I want to....