356At a rice husking factory. Each of these bags weighs 50 kilos, and the people who carry them from the boat to the factory make 500D (about $0.02) per bag they carry. Most people can carry 100-200 bags per day, so if you carry 100 bags, you make less than $3 per day.
364Our guide explaining the different parts of rice. The husk, the brown rice, the rice flour, the white rice, and the broken rice (some rice is broken during the polishing from brown to white).
369Diego had to wait outside to escape the heat inside.
370The view from the rice husking factory, right on the river.
372Our computer in pieces in a Vietnamese repair shop. This was a little nerve-wrecking, but they were actually able to fix the broken screen in less than an hour for less than $100, which would never be possible back home.
