Well, I’d like to say I’m blogging from the edge of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea right now. Hell, I wouldn’t mind saying I’m at a wangba having just returned from a hike over Tiger Mountain Great Wall. Unfortunately, I can say neither of these things. Instead, my students got to learn a new vocab word yesterday: Balked. As in, “All my friends balked on the trip to Dandong this weekend.”

Everybody backed out at the last minute, claiming a shortage of time or money or something else they thought was more important than a Yalu River tour. So North Korea will have to wait, hopefully no more than a week. If I dither any longer, it’s probably going to be too cold.

So, internet, you have more time to give me ideas for Dandong. I’m still looking for a good, cheap place to stay. Any suggestions on good ways to see the DPRK (without being shot, arrested or deported) are more than welcome.

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