Turkey

 

Mine

Greetings,

Here I am. I communicate my reality to the world. 

Do you like my shirt? Can you read words or do you need a picture? How about a picture of a picture? I don't know how to read so I like to look at pictures. 

My country has 11.5 million people and maybe 6-10 million mines. Adults say there are 40,000 amputees in my country. Many more have died because we don't have working medical facilities.

Mines are cheap. A mine costs $3.00 to put in the ground and $1,000.00 to take out of the ground. I'm really good at numbers.

Talk to me before you leave trails to explore the forest. It's beautiful and quiet. I know all the secret places.

I showed my picture to a Cambodian man and he didn't like it ;-( They call this denial. He said it gave him nightmares. So it goes.

My village is my world. Where do you live?

Metta.

Cambodian Land Mine Museum...

Landmines in Cambodia...

A new city!

Sunrise City near Saigon rises from the ashes built by the labor of millions to make millions for someone else.

Vietnam is just one big amusement park filled with happy plastic toys.

Evening rush hour traffic in Saigon. 6 million people. 10 million motorcycles. Give or take a million.

Saigon garbage collection carts. 

Calvin buys a chicken

Fabric face