I will never forget the listlessness of the children in the nurseries we visited. In spite of political differences, we knew we had to act. The picture is decidedly different during my July 2000 visit. There are talks of peace with South Korea. South Korea and North Korea marched together at the Olympics in Australia.
People are more open and direct in their comments.
While crops are still under severe stress, children still obviously underweight and people still hungry, the atmosphere is different. There is hope. Most of all, the children are laughing. It could be a classroom anywhere in the world. Their faces beam.