Eaindray 6BFriday 8th, October 2010

Photo Essay: Where We Live Affects How We Live

On a bright and sunny day on October 1st, we went to place where I’d never in a million years would have thought to go. We went to our very own 3 minutes away neighborhood. I enjoyed my time there for I learned about other lives. Once I would have thought, how would these people been even have a smile on their place when their houses and so small and where they have to use a public bathroom? Questions like those would have risen in my head but now, I would have done almost anything to have taken that back. Our neighborhood is a place that you can go anytime and not feel out of place. There are people that doesn’t care about where you come from or what you look like but care about your happiness and where you can sit down and practically talk about anything. We are so lucky to have even the privilege to call those people our next door neighbors.

Tea shops are very popular in Burma. They serve tea and small snacks for people that comes by.

This is a lady who is cooking up something for lunch. In the first pan, she’s cooking up onions (the usual basic for most traditional Burmese food) for the sauce.

Traditional Burmese food includes rice and curry and ‘nge pe’. That is a very stinky fish sauce that Burmese people eat with rice all the time.

When Burmese people are not working they like to play games. A board game is a perfect way to spend their time and to enhance their brain abilities.

Some people are not able to afford transportation as in cars or buses. Instead they use trishaws.

Burmese are known for their generosity; Monks often come by and when they do, the people give rice to the monks for their food.

Family is a very important part of a person’s life. They are there because everyone needs help, support, and love and they will stand by you forever.

CreditsThanks to:

-Lynn, Jack, and K.K group for letting me use one of their photos

-Rebecca for helping me look over my power point.

-Mr. Rinker for being a great help.

-Our next door neighbors for letting us have this wonderful experience that I hope I can do it again in the future.

A special thanks to my group for sticking with me till the end (of our field trip) .