Mother, father, sister, brother.... I remember the school days when I wanted to play outside rather than study English..."why do I need it?...am I going to go to London or something?" we used to say as kids. Who would have thought that some years later I will get a chance to teach it to school kids in North Korea! Well, my English is far from perfect, but ok for a 4th language and good enough for a lesson to young pioneers in Rason , North Korea aka DPRK (Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea).

I was pleasantly surprised on the level of vocabulary kids had. Pronunciation needs work, but that is because of lack of exposure to native speakers in class or on TV. The other thing I learned that kids are like kids everywhere. They were very curious about us, and everyday life of children abroad, like things kids do for fun, sports etc. They were not as "brain washed" as some might think.

Kenyan teaching English in North Korea...who would have thought...

Girls trying hard to follow my explanation

Boys talking about their favorite things

One of the girls from the class.  One of my favorite photographs from DPRK on that trip — One of the girls from the class. One of my favorite photographs from DPRK on that trip

Class teacher.  He kept smiling all the time but a second I asked him to pose for me his smile was gone — Class teacher. He kept smiling all the time but a second I asked him to pose for me his smile was gone

Ahhhh...right , playing F-15 fighter jet game on my iPad