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hanging out with the village kids83 views
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me, Ammu and Chuck by the Naaf River82 views
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you can see the turquoise blue & yellow sampans (fishing boats) lined up on the beach79 views
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Ammu chatting with the kids, and Chuck showing them their photos on the camera. everyone in the villages is always excited to see themselves on the camera.77 views
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kids wearing the conical farmer hats in the rain. Chuck bought one & is wearing it in the Bandarban photos. the farmer hat styles vary across the regions of bangladesh. we're thinking of doing a coffee table book on it ;)77 views
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Chuck became obsessed w/ these farmer hats, which are used only in this region. they're v versatile - protects u from sun & rain. in the rain, the farmers usually pull up their lungis into shorts, so they can dry themselves off easily after.76 views
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two kids carrying part of the day's catch--the fish are packed in baskets with leaves, then slung on a pole.75 views
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we took this narrow little village road that people who visit Teknaf don't know about. the road ends after a while, & even our 4-wheeler couldn't make it past it all the way to the ocean. so we parked the car & walked74 views
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this is one of the most amazing places i've ever been to. beautiful and interesting and fun. cliffs surrounding the valley we were in on one side, and the valley flowing into the ocean74 views
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everyone going to check out the fishing village and the ocean72 views
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a couple villagers coming from the fishing boats lined up on the beach72 views
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on the way to Teknaf from Cox's Bazaar. Teknaf is on the border of Bangladesh and Burma. lots of smuggled Burmese goods in the town market70 views
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this woman is pulling her bundle of sticks70 views
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Burmese refugees have settled here on this Bangladesh side of the border. On the way to Teknaf, we passed a few refugee camps. This is not a camp, this is a village. the camps look like refugee camps -hundreds of huts all clustered together w/ UNHCR tarps70 views
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Chuck, Letuce (our driver), and Ammu in the fishing village69 views
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one last look at our amazing hidden valley in Teknaf69 views
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village kid on her way to school68 views
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young village boys standing on the narrow walkway. those are gigantic palm trees growing in the water on the right side. this is one of our favourite photos68 views
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me with Ammu and Abbu (my parents)68 views
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kids on the side of the road. they were so excited to see their photo on the digital camera68 views
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Teknaf is on the southernmost tip of Bangladesh, on a narrow strip of land with the Bay of Bengal on one side and the Naaf River on the other. The Naaf river forms the border between Bangladesh and Burma66 views
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the BRAC building in Teknaf, right on the seashore. we stopped off and ate lunch, it was almost impossible to get to (which made it all the more special since no one gets to see this amazing hidden away place), good thing we had 4-wheel drive.66 views
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after we had lunch, we (Chuck & Anika) went for a walk on the beach. then the skies opened up and it started pouring, sheets of rain. here is Chuck and a local burmese-speaking boy huddling under the overhang of a thatched house.66 views
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two of the fishermen folding up nets after a day's work66 views
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