A day in the life

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I there I have been here a week and just wanted to share what my daily life is like. I wake up at 7am to the crowing of roosters and the slamming open of gates from them opening the tore I live behind. I have about 1/2 mile walk to school. They provide all meals! Burmese breakfast is usually noodles in a sauce and some sort of bread type thing mushed in and slightly spicy. Not my favorite I prefer when we get fried eggs. I teach from 9-11:45 and then from 3:30-4:45. During the middle I have lunch wander around or work on school either from the role as teacher or student. After my last lesson I have a Burmese class. It is one tough language! Dinner at 6:00 home at 730-8 ( again a very spicy curry, soup, rice, and a green vegetable) and then read or watch a DVD. That's about it. The camp is very dusty so being dirty is just a fact of life. When I get home I have to scrub my feet with a brush to get of the layers of dust but by the time I make it to my room they are already dirty again!
I am finally getting the hang of using the squat toilet again. My legs are already stronger! I am putting some pictures of my room and camp with this!

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Photos

My room
This is where I sleep.

The bathroom/shower
You use the red bucket to flush and the on the right is the larger cement tub for a "shower" bucket water over yourself.

Coming from market
She followed me quite a way . Even though I am not the first "whites" are still very unusual. There are four here that I know of in a camp of 15,000.

"Temporary"
Even though this is a temporary camp many people have been here for 20 years. Also houses get passed to other family members as they move out.
Also some are wealthier than others

House in Camp
This person obviously does not have the funds or means to build a laarger structure.

Young Lady
She was so cute all decked out!

Taking the goats for a walk
This seems to be a popular pass time.

Tea shop
The first time I saw one I thought it was a nursery since they use such small chairs.

Comments

[amy]

Fantastic shots, Briana!! Love the comments as well! Love and good wishes to you!