Team America

So I've called this entry "Team America" as that's the only pop culture-y reference I could think of involving Kim Jong Il...

So, Departures, one of my favourite shows, had a two hour visit to North Korea... and now I want to go there quite badly. It was nothing like I expected. Granted, the access they had to the country was pretty much limited-- certain things couldn't be filmed, the trip was organized by the North Korean government, etc... But it still looked like a great time.

What impresses me, every time I watch Departures, is how we are so much more alike than different... and I don't think we always appreciate that. The tour guides in the show could have been any of my friends. They were professional when they needed to be, but they relaxed and sang during their downtime. At the end of the show, one of the guides said that travelling with Justin and Scott was like being on holiday for him... and that relaxed atmosphere was so nice to watch.

Let me in DPRK... I wanna visit.