Over the past year I have developed a bit of an obsession with North Korea. The country fascinates me, but not in a good way. What started as a love of Korean drama shows has turned into an obsessive checking of all news North Korean. It went so far as me looking up how a single, white, American girl could gain access to get there. I will have you know, it is surprisingly easy.

So when a friend of mine tweeted this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12096490, I nearly considered going back to school...nearly. What an incredible testament to the power of something other than diplomacy. If you know me at all you are aware of my suspicions with government and politics and the efficacy of both. This article serves as such a "go-getter, young-college-unjaded-power, youcansavetheworld" promoter, but actually for good reason.

I wish I could somehow find a way to get into this program, I think I would do almost anything to be able to converse with a local. I did say almost...

pax.