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Looking at a bag of Dollar Store reading glasses I gave him - he loved that gift |
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| A Buddhist nun and two dignified matrons in the streetside market |
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One of the natural treasures of Burma - Gemstones |
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Over all, I found the deprivation and poverty much worse than expected. This place has the resouces to be a wealthy country. The government's fear of Western influence, used to keep Burma secluded, IMO is more a fear of loosing their death-grip on the absolute power they think they have over this wonderful people. The Buddhist monks, so far still non-combative, are the only counter force here, and are as much loathed and feared by the government as they are loved by the Burmese people. |
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| A Buddhist monk doing his morning collection - in the background a Hindu temple |
Rangoon
Burma
