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Ma O Village School Kids – 4 images


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Before leaving Mandalay we bought some school supplies for a tiny Mo O village. I’m sure the children appreciated the school supplies, but they seemed to be smitten by the visit by a couple of Western outsiders. In the second shot the children were torn between following Barbara or following me. You can see more Ma O village photos on the 6th page of Myanmar photos of our site.

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Stuart,

 

good shots. It almost always works to get down to their level, and it certainly has in the first shot.

 

Do you think it's because it reminds us subconsciously of when we were children ourselves, and in some way transports us back to that long-passed time?

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Stuart,

 

Very nice local interest photos, that nicely captured the childrens inquisitive looks, especially in number three of the two boys looking out the window.

 

I looked at your web site photos, and through the travel notes, and maybe I missed it, but find no mention of the what looks like paint on some of the childrens faces. Do you know the significance of it?

 

Richard

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Victor & Erich - Thank you.

 

John - Interesting observation. I agree.

 

Richard - In Myanmar children and women of all ages use the off-white substance on their faces both as a sun block and as a cosmetic. It is made from the bark and roots of a thanakha tree. THose parts are ground to a paste. Sometimes the young women make rather intersting designs, as shown in the 5th Myanmar photo gallery, on the 4th & 5th row..

 

David - thank you. Yes, the D2.

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Thank you. We greatly enjoy the opportunity to take those photos. Hopefully, the latest terrorist plots will not prevent us from carrying our photo gear on board on our next adventure in the fall. I'd be very worried about checking luggage containing anything with a Leica logo.

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Stu,

Missed these due to info-overload on return from holiday! Really excellent series.

Two weeks in rural France with no newspapers, radio or TV makes it difficult to catch up; I had to book an extra 2 days off work! Seems like lots of good and bad things on both a personal and world-wide scale can happen is such a short time.

 

Best regards,

 

Pete.

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