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Abbu buying fruits at the village market85 views
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Chittagong city. so different now from when i lived there as a child. tall buildings everywhere, congested....85 views
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you can see the crab at the center of the pattern. they run out, scoop up sand into little balls and place them into rows... filtering the sand for food i assume.85 views
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bangladesh doesn't produce steel. 80% of our steel is derived from the scrap metal from these ships83 views
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view of the grounds from our hotel room balcony83 views
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one of my young teenage cousins, Yasser, died in the ocean a few years ago. this life guard station (behind us in the photo) was built in his memory83 views
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Abbu (my dad) and Chuck. the labourers in the distance are carrying a huge refrigerator. almost all manual labour here - everything is done by hand. no cranes to lift & move heavy objects82 views
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it was fascinating to watch these monster huge ships being taken apart82 views
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when their little wheeled sled got to the bottom of the hill, they came running back up to meet us & they were very excited. their excitement was contagious82 views
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patterns created by crabs in the sand82 views
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most of this tanker has been taken apart, its insides exposed81 views
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look at all the Argentina flags! these flags were all over Bangladesh showing support for the fav World Cup team. Pretty remarkable open-mindedness considering I've never seen non-US flags in the US80 views
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one of the tribal villages in Bandarban. about 12 different "tribes" live in this area, each with their own distinct language, clothing, and culture. they're Buddhist mainly, also christian & animist80 views
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the next morning, after breakfast by the verandah. we stayed in an air-conditioned bamboo hut built into the hillside. this verandah juts out way over the hillside and when u look down the bottom is so far away80 views
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Chuck, me & Ammu (my mom)80 views
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