We began our day with a guided tour through the DMZ at the border between North Korea and South Korea. I’m already somewhat familiar with the history of this landmark, but it was fun to learn about it directly. Being able to see it in person made the history behind the DMZ feel more serious than what I learned in school. Today, it is framed as a tourist location, but it’s connected to a very real conflict that still affects lots of people today. Inside the DMZ, we walked through a(very long and tight) tunnel dug by North Korean soldiers. At the end of the tunnel, we were able to look through a window into where the soldiers would enter from North Korea.

After the tunnel, we went to a sightseeing location very close to the border, where we could North Korea on one side and South Korea on the other. This was an unreal experience because North Korea is known as such a mysterious and secluded country, and being able to see farms, cities, statues, and flags was so cool. Unfortunately, no pictures were allowed to be taken in most of the DMZ.

After visiting the DMZ, we went straight to a baseball game where KT WIZ played the KIWOOM Heroes. I expected a Korean baseball game to be pretty similar to American baseball, and it was with some important differences. During each team’s batting half of the inning, everyone would stand up from that team and sing and dance with the cheerleaders while watching. I thought this was fun, but it seemed like at sometimes they were more focused on dancing than the actual game.

Today was very unique because it included both serious history and a very fun outing. The DMZ will probably be the most memorable part of this trip, and going straight from it to a baseball game with almost opposite energy was an interesting flip.