As you all may know Korea, specifically South Korea, is just one of the many places I call home (If you didn’t know, you can read more about that here).You see, I know how it feels to be back on free land after stepping foot in North Korea. Yes I have been to North Korea. More than once.  Maybe not for 5 months as in the case of the journalists, but the hour or so I have collectively spent there, with guns held up to my head, was enough for me.

North Korea is one of the hardest countries to legally step foot in. But if you know the right people and literally are willing to sign that you know you are putting your life in danger, and you realize you may never return, you can visit.  Upon entering the rules are simple: Don’t laugh, don’t smile, no sudden movements, no jeans, no T-shirts, don’t talk to the guards on either side.   And going there is just one of those things that make you more appreciative of living in a free country.

Here are some of the few pictures I took behind enemy lines in 2005, sorry for the poor quality:

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When I went to North Korea for the first time, there were Russians visiting on the other side. We had to wait for them to leave before we could step foot in the "Blue House". The place where negotiations take place between North Korea, South Korea, and the United States. Half of the house is in North Korea, Half is in South Korea.

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