This is the sixth and final part of a series written by a former development worker in North Korea. Read part one here, part two here, part three here, part four here, and part five here.

Today I wake up earlier than usual, because we are all going to Hamhung.

Hamhung is located on the east coast, in the province called South Hamgyong. It is the second city of North Korea, in terms of population and industry, they say.

The story goes that, after the Korean War, East Germany sent a contingent of bricklayers and builders to