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2019-06-29 Another Special Saturday

"When are you going to wrap this up?" That's what a whippersnapper asked me near the end of Q&A yesterday, after I had given a speech to North Korean refugee adolescents and their mentors. Thanks to Prof. Shin Hye-young for arranging the session.

I'm a man with a lot of self-esteem, but it was tested on Saturday by those kids

(more photos below)

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* Saturday evening, was I dreaming? Or delirious after surviving those kids? We met with South Korean and Korean-American parents and students who are forming TNKR Valor International Scholars. TNKR has definitely come a long way from the days when it was just me and Eunkoo, and many times over the years we haven't been sure if TNKR would survive. (more photos below)


* In-between those two meetings, we met with Jackie Cole, TNKR's volunteer Manager of Publicity and Marketing. She is preparing the Annual Report.

* Lovely Sharon dropped by to work on budget issues with Eunkoo.

* A high schooler visited to talk about how he could volunteer with TNKR. His father joined him, at our request.



* It was too late for my previous update, we had another interview with a North Korean refugee seeking to join TNKR. Crying and laughter during the interview.





More photos below!




















TNKR Valor International Scholars













Tears of a refugee



Lovely Sharon comes for a visit


Talking publicity with Jackie Cole




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