This study was arried out to understand the experience of a North Korean refugee woman living in
South Korea appropriately by investigating her journey to South Korea and her adaptation process. The
subjects of this study are 48 years old and 20 sessions of art therapy were performed. Further, three times
of interviews have been performed after the treatment. Qualitative research on ethnography was carried out
including conversations used in art therapy, records, art works, singing of participants, site notes of the
researcher and a journal. It was found that the major reason for leaving her family members in the North
Korea and coming to South Korea was the deterioration of quality of life in North Korea after living in a
wealthy family in NK. Initially after she came to South Korea, she started to realize sense of differences in
ways of speaking and expression. Further, She appeared to feel lonely living without family, and couldn't
trust her neighbours and therefore, she feels worried. Further, the media of South Korea contribute to the
cultural differences. She tries to live well and consoles herself by demonstrating sympathy through helping
the others who have difficulties like her. The migration of a North Korean Refugee woman to South Korea
can be seen as a journey for finding her authenticity and subjectivity of her. A refugee woman who has
been concerned about the distrust of people, has met the inner side of herself honestly.