Some kids in our group, as young as 12, bought North Korean rice vodka, brought it back to the camp, and got extremely drunk on the first couple of nights.

Oh no kids drinking at a summer camp! Because this never happens in literally every single country in the world!

We had to clean statues of North Korea's former leaders. One morning, we woke up at 6 a.m. to clean the monuments of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

We didn't have sponges or anything — we were just brushing off the dust, even though the monuments were cleaned professionally every week. It was strange.

So, not even really cleaning the statues then. Just like, visiting and politely brushing them while visiting. This seems like something a Japanese school would do lol.

They tried to brainwash us in many ways. We played a computer game where your character, a hamster in a tank, had to destroy the White House.

One kid became so indoctrinated afterward that he joined the Communist Party in Russia and was always posting about North Korea.

For me, it didn't work — the propaganda was too straightforward.

You paid 300 dollars to attend a trip organised by the communist party of russia. The other kid was a communist before he went to DPRK.

After leaving, I craved capitalist food so badly that I bought three Burger King burgers, two large fries, and a cola. It was impossible to eat all that, but I just wanted it so bad.

Lmao fuck offfffffffffff this is the most blatantly bullshit planted "america good" part of the article.

Despite the boring, miserable and overly controlled experience, I returned the next year. I don't like confrontation, and the Communist Party officials had already signed me up, so I went again.

It was a stupid decision to return, and I don't know why my parents let me go, but I'd totally do it again

I'd totally do it again

Yuri Frolov, 25, who in 2015 and 2016 attended North Korea's Songdowon International Children's Camp

I'd totally do it again

I'd totally do it again

I'd totally do it again

Propaganda activities such as singing songs in the local language

meanwhile in america, we have "SUMMER" camps that kidnap children out of their homes with no explanation and regularly kill and sexually abuse children in their care

it would really suck to have to clean a statue though

I lost about 11 pounds in 15 days, even though I was already skinny.

After leaving, I craved capitalist food so badly that I bought three Burger King burgers, two large fries, and a cola. It was impossible to eat all that, but I just wanted it so bad.

Despite the boring, miserable and overly controlled experience, I returned the next year. I don't like confrontation, and the Communist Party officials had already signed me up, so I went again.

I want to blow up a model of the white house too!

lmao that kid has that "my parents forced me to be here " look

played a game where we destroyed the White House

Okay so it was either the original Command And Conquer or Battletanx: Global Assault

How do I apply to be a counselor?

I went to the communist camp and they made me do communist stuff

Lmao based

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