Magwe and Minhla

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January 27th 2016

Published: March 27th 2016

Day 17-January 27-Wednesday- This morning we got up early to serve Alms for the monks in Magwe at 8:15. They were given cooked rice and we gave them each a covered plate that included a variety of items. At 9:00 we each had a ride in a trishaw that caravanned around town. It was a blast with 50 trishaws in a row and our peddlers all wearing the same orange T-shirt. We got lots of looks from the lo... Read Full Entry

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What fun!

Annette hopping off her trishaw in town after our ride.

Trishaw stand

Like a cab stand at the airport, these guys are waiting for their next fares in town.

A market

Our trishaw ride dropped us off near the market in downtown Magwe.

Green mangos

Ye Min looks through this vendor's green mangos. He bought a bag and gave us several. They are great in their green mango salad recipe.

Dried shrimp

Containers of dried shrimp for sale.

Dried fish

How much would you like?

Vegetables

This vendor has all kinds of vegetables for sale.

Buying school supplies

We were able to find some school supplies in the market for our upcoming visit to a local school. Doug also bought a big bag of balloons to pass out too.