Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about. This week, Adam P. asks:

What’s life like in the North Korean countryside? Did you help with work on the farm?

Life in the North Korean countryside was difficult compared to life in the South Korean countryside. North Korean farmers just don’t have access to good equipment or fertilizers, two things that make life considerably harder there. I lived in the countryside and people like me got used to working all year, adjusting to the seasons.