So what really happened...
I had begun studying Korean and were planning on moving to South Korea. I had been living in three countries for a few years and wanted to continue gathering networks and organizations working in North Korea. I was motivated, dedicated and willing to commit my life to this. Suddenly I find myself being back in Norway, selling my apartment in Hawaii and getting a job (that I'm planning on staying in) as a 'Writer-in-residence coordinator'. What happened? Did I just quite and jump on to the next best thing? Did possibly living in North Korea scare me too much? Well. Life is a journey, isn't it? And like a box of chocolate. You never know what you're gonna get. I never seem to get on beforehand what life is gonna throw at me. Somehow I'm often the most surprised at what happens, while others might have seen it coming a long time. A year ago I was writing my thesis in Hawaii, living in my apartment there, hoping that new doors would open into North Korea, hopi...