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• Charcoal is very important in this place. They use Charcoal is very important in this place. They use charcoal for cooking for their family and for their charcoal for cooking for their family and for their teashop. The charcoals is taken from forests and teashop. The charcoals is taken from forests and imported by trucks. imported by trucks.

Charcoals

CookingCooking

• OneOne of the most important work in the teashop is cooking. of the most important work in the teashop is cooking. What kind of a teashop withought food? They cook the food for What kind of a teashop withought food? They cook the food for their customers for themselves and their families. They mostly their customers for themselves and their families. They mostly use charcoal to cook. The cooking is mostly done by women. use charcoal to cook. The cooking is mostly done by women. The food there is mainly rice, curries, and vegetables. The food there is mainly rice, curries, and vegetables.

TransportationTransportation

• The most common transportation is thrishhold. It’s basically a The most common transportation is thrishhold. It’s basically a bicycle with three wheels with a back seat. The driver don’t actually bicycle with three wheels with a back seat. The driver don’t actually own the thrishold, but rent it from the city. The thrishold is used to own the thrishold, but rent it from the city. The thrishold is used to transport people from places to places. transport people from places to places.

WeatherWeather

Weather is a natural problem for the people here. During the dreadful nargis. The Weather is a natural problem for the people here. During the dreadful nargis. The people here hide in their homes and shelter. They wove thick piece of wood to people here hide in their homes and shelter. They wove thick piece of wood to their walls to protect themselves from the wind. When It’s raining, the people their walls to protect themselves from the wind. When It’s raining, the people cover their houses and teashops with pieces of wood to keep out the rain.cover their houses and teashops with pieces of wood to keep out the rain.

PlaytimePlaytime

After a long period of school, the children had found a way to enjoy After a long period of school, the children had found a way to enjoy themselves.themselves.

They climb trees, play tag and play toys.They climb trees, play tag and play toys.

Their Their surroundingssurroundings

• Their surroundings are houses, shops and people. They adapt well Their surroundings are houses, shops and people. They adapt well to their surroundings.to their surroundings.

Daily RoutineDaily Routine

• The chores are mostly done by womenThe chores are mostly done by women,, but sometimes, kids help but sometimes, kids help too. The first thing in the too. The first thing in the morning, theymorning, they set up the teashop. They set up the teashop. They wash clothes, clean the teashop, wash dishes and cook. wash clothes, clean the teashop, wash dishes and cook.

ThingyanThingyan

One of the celebrations they do is Thingyan. In the morning, the first thing in they do is that they lay out a plastic carpet in front of their teashops. Then, they give out food wrap in banana leaves to any people that pass by.

Muiz ProductionMuiz Production

• Thank you Aathira for letting me Thank you Aathira for letting me borrow your photos!borrow your photos!

• Thank you, Mr. Rinker for organizing Thank you, Mr. Rinker for organizing this fun fieldtrip!this fun fieldtrip!