A few months ago, I went with the sixth grade class to the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. Unfortunately, that day my memory card was not in my
camera so I couldn't take any pictures. The above picture was sent to me by another teacher, Mrs. Lee (who is in the picture with me). We were "in" North Korea in the picture, inside a building built on the dividing line. It was a very intense scene at the border. Across the line there were two North Korean soldiers watching us with binoculars, and several more could be seen in the windows of various buildings doing the same. Everyone was very serious, including the sixth graders (which was a rare and beautiful thing). It was a clear day, so we could see the propaganda village and a statue of Kim Il Sung through the binoculars. It's so strange to be so close to an isolated country that no one really knows much about. I think, wonder and pray about the people who live there.
