She Escaped North Korea (to America). Crazy Story.

Today in Chicago, I had the pleasure to meet a young North Korean girl named Evelyn. 6 years ago, when she was 15 years Evelyn, she escaped North Korea with her mother for a better life. Both without passports, they spent 1 month traveling by foot across China, Laos and Thailand - where the South Korean government officially recognized her as a refugee and she was granted permission to migrate to the United States of America.

In this eye-opening interview, Evelyn tells me her escape story and how she has managed to integrate so well into American society. She lives all by herself and just bought her first car (with her hard-earned income!).

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[EvelynwelcomeTomychannel]

안녕하세요. 영어 잘못하는 저를 응원해주고 팔라업해서 너무 감사합니다. 앞으로 더 많은 이야기로 찾아 뵙겠어요. (드르)에게도 너무 감사해요. 이렇게 북한에 대해서 관심을 가져 주셔서 다시한번 감사합니다. 다들 건강하고 우리 함께 코바19 견뎌 내기를 바람니다. Hello everyone. Thank you so much for your support and interest in North Korea as well as my story. I will be sharing with you many more stories in my YouTube channel. I also want to thank Drew for the opportunity to share my story. Please be safe in these tough times and let’s fight through COVID-19 together

[xera]

This girl was lucky her mom had enough wealth to escape.

[BeryAb]

Respect for her English skills, even though she grew up in North Korea...

[Sarahlyy]

She seems like such a sweet girl! I’m so happy that she was able to escape that must’ve been terrifying 😢

[justjames]

This is an interesting story! I'm glad that Evelyn survived and is doing well.

[_noigbdot]

Successful Escaping
1. Know people
2. Weather
3. *Money*

[deusexbaby]

Seems her mom had this all planned out. Very intelligent and committed for her daughter. She is definitely lucky to have her.

[TanvirAlif]

She's a gorgeous lady. Wish her all the best, hope she does well in life.

[EmilyS-gkst]

I'm so happy for Evelyn! Congratulations on your success at a better life after leaving the country!

[rickastley]

"Money can't buy happiness"



Evelyn and her mom : laughs

[jellylics]

the fact that her mom probably worked hard with the main purpose to gain enough wealth so they can escape and give her daughter a better life is so heartwarming to me.

[qbmdhlk]

What an incredible story. salute you both

[dinkusmcgee]

This was a very well put together interview. Respect is key. Nailed it.
Can you possibly do a follow-up with Evelyn?

[no_life]

Legend has it, that the soldier is still waiting for them to come back.

[EvilRamin]

How did you cross the border with no travel document?

MONEY is the most important travel document

[Daehawk]

She is so cute and amazing. She is living her own life like everyone should be able to.. I love her story. Bless her. Im happy she is happy. All the best to her and her future.

[scldvi]

She’s so kind I feel happy for her! Now she has freedom, no money can ever buy that. Wish you a great life ❤

[rd]

Soldier waiting for them to come back: 👁👄👁

[ttjay]

I went to high school with her. I didn’t know she was North Korean because she did not know much English and was quite shy— I knew she was Korean of-course but I did not know she was from the North. So glad to see that she is doing well. In high school I thought she was this pretty and rich education-immigrant, I had no idea that she has went through such hell to get here and it was so much more than just a rich foreigner whose parents sent them over seas for a coveted American education. Goes to show you that you never know what somebody has went through, and to always be kind.

[ldp]

She’s very brave and very lucky, love to meet her and many good luck to her