It was a thrill to be part of the international delegation to visit North Korea and cross the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ – a serious oxymoron, it's highly militarized) separating North and South Korea. We were 30 women from 15 nations, together with a film crew directed by Deann Borshay Liem who is making a documentary, Crossings, about this trip.
As I checked in at San Francisco airport an airline worker said, "Pyongyang? That's in Thailand, right?" When I said, "North Korea," he frowned and asked, "What d'you want to go there for?" echoing the negative image so many outsiders have of that isolated country, officially called the People's Democratic Republic of Korea (DPRK). Read more….