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Ju Chan Yang fled one of the world's most oppressive and isolated regimes a decade ago when she was just a teenager.
Her escape from North Korea and the dictatorship of the Kim family followed years of starvation and doing all she could to survive.
From 1994 to 1998, the country experienced one of the worst famines in living memory.
It worsened after a flood in August 1995 destroyed rice crops, bringing the state's brittle agricultural system crashing down with it.
Millions died of starvation during a period commonly referred to as "the Arduous March".
"In North Korea, life was a challenge," Ms Ju said.
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