living inside, outside, upside down
Originally uploaded by James Zwier.
This boy was standing alone and not playing with the other chidren. His serious face gave him a mature air. The perspective and wide angle on this picture make him seem much taller than he is. I took this picture while squatting down and was about at his height.
There’s also a landscape version of this picture on flickr. Which one do you like better? Leave your opinion in the comments.
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Originally uploaded by James Zwier.
It’s difficult to get good pictures of kids… this one took three tries to get right. These boys followed me around for a while after watching me take pictures. I showed them how the camera worked and they weren’t afraid of it after that.
When I was in Namthoum for a village planning meeting recently, I saw two Hmong girls playing a game of pickup stones. Click on the post to see the video, or watch it directly on youtube.
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After a long hiatus due to a heavy workload and frequent travel, I’ve decided to revive this blog. Thanks to all those who encouraged me to post more often – your comments are eagerly appreciated. I hope to post weekly on here, and I already have lots of ideas for things to write. I will be posting photos and video more often because my Macbook makes that really easy.
Life these days, briefly: we’re back in Laos for the long run and are settling into our home in Xiengkhuang. I am now a full-time CRWRC staff person – a Program Advisor for our Xiengkhuang office. This year I’ll be focusing on improving community health, particularly nutrition and mother/child health, and on strengthening community leadership.
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