Korean-born U.S. filmmaker Wonsuk Chin is making a movie that is partially inspired by Rolf’s 1990’s expatriate writings about Busan. With the movie in pre-production, Rolf travels to Korea to meet Chin and reflect on the expat experience.
Korea’s no-man’s land
Rolf describes a visit to Korea’s DMZ, one of the planet’s oddest tourist attractions, where visitors can pick up everything from propaganda to perfume.
Man bites dog
Koreans and Americans both love dogs — they just have a different way of showing it.
Ignorants abroad
An American expatriate weathers the slings and arrows of learning another language.