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The DPRK

Update #1 · Aug 21, 2011 · comment

Greetings,

I have secured the reservations to Beijing and North Korea.  August 31st to Beijing on Korean Air (12 hrs) arriving Wednesday afternoon.  Next day off to our Embassy to visit with employee Chris Smith who collected soil from Lesotho years ago and now is stationed at this Embassy.  Saturday is the flight to Pyongyang with their national airline, Koroyo, where I will be greeted by a guide and taken to the Yanggakdo International Hotel (check google).  Sunday will be for the soil collections at some culturally significant sites and the Arirang Mass Games Performance.  Monday could include some more soil gathering and then the drop off at DHL. Tuesday is back to Beijing and wait 9 hours for the return LAX flight.  Dirty work but someone has to do it--

Thanks again-Gary
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    Will add your name to the website "thank you" section as a 5 Star Contributor and send e-mail image of my actual collection in the DPRK.

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    A signed 18" x 24" poster of the "rendering " image of the project. The image only relates the size and scale of the completed 196 panel piece ---------Remember, the final process is abstract and I don't know how it will look. We will also add your name to the website "thank you" section as a 25 Star Contributor and send e-mail image of my actual collection in the DPRK.

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    A project's tee shirt displaying the the flags from 193 UN member states, (black or white-medium or large) of excellent quality! We will also add your name to the website "thank you" section as a 39 Star Contributor and send e-mail image of my actual collection in the DPRK.

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    The bottle necklace-containing a mix of all 193 soils in the collection. (the soils have been insured for $60,000) Please be careful, you will be asked by friends and strangers : "What is that?" ONE PLACE THE WORLD IS AT PEACE. We will also add your name to the website "thank you" section as a 191 Star Contributor and send e-mail image of my acutal collection in the DPRK.