of Korea’s democracy. The history goes something like this: Before 1987, Korea was ruled by a dictatorship. When college students protested and a couple were killed by police, the Korean people overthrew the government and it became a democracy.

I’m not sure about details, but the festival was very very cool. The woman in white on stage listed off names of the dead in a very emotional throaty growl, and then performed a traditional Korean dance.

The girl in the photos is my friend, Kim.