by DMC
Kyo-hwa-so are North Korean "re-education" camps where prisoners supposedly undergo "reform through labor." David Hawk, author of the 2004 study "The Hidden Gulag: Exposing North Korea's Prison Camps, describes conditions in these camps.
"It's extremely hard labor under extremely brutal conditions," said Hawk. "These places have very high rates of deaths in detention. The casualties from forced labor and inadequate food supplies are very high."
In order to prepare for my "Kyo-hwa-so" food strike, I'm going to avoid splurging on a big meal the day before. Instead, I'll plan to eat light, easily-digested meals on Wednesday and Thursday, the days before I embark on my 30-day endeavor. Since today is Monday, that leaves me with only tomorrow to eat normally (though I today I did splurge on a donut someone brought to work since I'll be deprived of anything even remotely resembling refined sugar for the next month).
I hope to get to the grocery store this afternoon to buy some brown rice. Other than that, I'm working my way through the perishables in my refrigerator and cupboard so I don't waste anymore food than necessary. I am not sure what is going to happen with the pumpkins I'm growing. Hopefully, I can keep them going for another 30 days, but I doubt it. Perhaps I'll take up canning.
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