The girls were asked to sing
The manager said that, in my honor, the waitresses had been asked to sing. She said they hadn’t wanted to, feeling shy, but that they eventually agreed. So, here are two of them:… Continue reading
Monthly Archive: October, 2012
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Singing on a lark?
Couldn’t be. She was so good. She sang O Sole Mio, popular in France with my grandparents. I remember my great grandmother (MY great-grandmother, born in 1879), singing that song at family dinners.… Continue reading
My young new guide
She joined me on my last day. Mr. Lee was to take care of an emergency and in his absence, Ms. Pak joined us. She is 23 years old, a graduate of Kim… Continue reading
And sometimes the dances are mixed
We had 2 Party reps in the center telling us when to change dances, and what to do. Of course, I wasn’t understanding any of it, but just following. For the hundreds of… Continue reading
The Men
They were right next to us ladies. I think they are all very handsome. Is this staged? A. Yes B. No C. Don’t know; don’t care D. Don’t know; would like to know… Continue reading
In that moment
I was wishing I had a Korean dress on. It was fun and I would have loved to feel more integrated in the crowd.
Korean TV
is taping it all and this is the first day in my life that I was on television twice!
The pavilion on Moran Hill
It’s in all the pictures in all the books on North Korea. New-old, with not much more than that to say.
A little farther down the hill
he picks an azalea and gives it to her. Now, as to whether these weddings were staged: I don’t know. Possibly. But I detect a glimpse of love in both their eyes in… Continue reading
And when we come out
the rain storm has broken and it is this couple that wins my award for most handsome on their wedding day.