Park Ji-won is a writer for The Korea Times who has been covering a wide range of topics from Korea’s culture to its politics. An avid journalism enthusiast to the core, Ji-won brings a thoughtful and unique perspective to every topic she covers. On weekends, you'll often find her contemplating life’s purpose on a yoga mat — with a cup of quality tea in hand. A native Korean speaker by birth and fluent in English through her work, she went to college in Japan and is learning Chinese and French — hoping to add Polish, Russian and Thai to the mix.
PHOTO 12th anniversary of Sewol ferry disaster
A mourner looks at the salvaged hull of the Sewol ferry at Mokpo New Port in South Jeolla Province, Wednesday, one day before the 12th anniversary of the 2014 Sewol ferry sinking disaster that killed more than 300 people, most of them students on a school trip. Yonhap
By Park Ji-won