Alek Sigley is a founding partner of Tongil Tours, an Australia-based organization specializing in educational tourism to North Korea founded while he was a student at the Australian National University's College of Asia and the Pacific. He is a regular traveler to the DPRK, and has lived in China, Japan, and South Korea, near-fluent in all three languages. Alek’s research interests revolve around North Korean film and literature. You can connect with Alek and Tongil Tours at www.tongiltours.com, their Facebook page, and Twitter.