creativezen

Whenever someone says they've been to North Korea they mention how they were treated with kiddy gloves and basically given a highly structured tour which shows only the good parts, and none of the overwhelming poverty and horrible conditions. Is this the way you were monitored?

I'm about to go through the picture gallery so perhaps I'll find the answer there, but damn that place intrigues me, it feels so medieval and secret and just plain horrible

For some reason my iPhone (safari) won't let me link a picture without saving and re uploading it, so I won't link it, but the picture of the little girl playing tag made me smile. The pictures were: depressing, depressing, nice view but kinda depressing, depressing, depressing, aww an oblivious kid smiling and enjoying life. Made me smile and incredibly happy.

Great pics and great story! Love how you annotated the pics so clearly and gave a lot of background information. Good luck with your medical career, hope it goes well, and you've experienced something that almost no one will get the chance to, be proud of that.

One last question. Did the people or the culture surprise you in any way? I know you had to have gone there with some sort of negative expectation (who wouldn't!?) but did you encounter anything that made you question that assumption?

Also, that guard in the bomber jacket couldn't look any more badass lol

So glad you're doing this AMA, Gavin's video really touched me, and after watching it I went through a lot of the other videos, and was just amazed by how great the family dynamic is (you can really tell how supportive you and your husband are, it's so refreshing!), and how he handles his condition. Thanks for sharing it with us!

What is the likelihood of treatment in your opinion? What is an advantage that Gavin has due to his blindness, have you noticed any heightened senses? Finally, how do you see his life in twenty years, how do you visualize his future?