Ep. 3 - Peter Ward on North Korea, South Korean Society, and Learning Korean

Settlers of Seoul

This week’s guest is Peter Ward, an aspiring scholar of North Korean studies. He’s a research assistant to Dr. Andrei Lankov, as well as a masters student at Seoul National University, Peter is also a researcher at the Asan Policy Institute, and a contributing writer at NKNews.

Peter is fluent in Korean and has unique insights on both North and South Korean society. We discuss growing up in the UK, misperceptions between the west and Korea, and how to learn Korean effectively.

You can connect with Peter on Twitter @rpcward89. And just some quick housekeeping, if you like the show please share it with your friends, rate us on iTunes, Twitter, Facebook, you know whatever you use, just get it out there. I’ve already received several recommendations for future guests would love to hear from you, the listeners, who we should interview and what kind of topics you care about.