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Photo Journal: North Korean journey
Ballet class

North Korea's students are taught a specific sport or art from a very young age. At kindergarten, children take their dancing lessons very seriously. As students grow older, the talented ones are especially picked by the state.

At the end of my trip I felt the visit was well worth it, and the people of the North and South were truly one. But I would have thought twice about spending $2,000 for the trip if my company hadn't paid.

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