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Dubar Square
Drying laundry on the rooftop
Making a piggy bank
Public water tank
Drying laundry
Washing and drying laundry
Women porters taking our luggage to the lodge
Climbing up the hill with part of a log - it was a very heavy log and our guide helped her get up to the road
Baby backpack
Grass mat making
I forgot what this is, but we stopped by a local home and this was being prepared
Sleeping area inside one of the houses
Kitchen area
Kitchen
Still using the simple wooden plow and animals in the fields
Chopping wood
Heavy duty yarn
Another unknown fruit or vegetable
Stove and kitchen area.
Drying grain
Carrying wood
I'm sure this is a daily task
More grain to dry
Cooking
I think that's a flat iron in the front
I'd love to have big kettle like this
As dusty as these are, they don't seem to be used much - similar to the unused kitchen items I have - for looks only!
Tiny bowls or cups
Drum
Baby swing
Teaching the children to write
Small sturdy horse to climb the mountains
A daily wash and dry
Dedication sign to OAT for helping to get a water faucet and water to each house in the village. Our group was fortunate to be there for the cutting of the ribbon.
"ambulance" service to go all the way down the mountain and to the nearest medical service
For when you are just to busy to do your own or can afford laundry service
This was such a common site.
Up and down with these loads
Doing dishes at a local water outlet
Most of the sewing seemed to be by the men
Laundry in the streams and rivers
Drying grain
Mom washes the clothes, the kids play in the river
Outside kitchen
No table necessary...
Market stall
Gathering hay
Kids playing some sort of game
Making straw mats
Gardening
Weeding
Taking wood to the village
Carrying wood across the river
They had all just crossed the river and were heading into the village
Backbreaking work. Weeding her plot of land by hand
Large hay stack
Small kitchen area
Picking something in a field
Net fishing
Hauling stools to market
Working in the fields
Sewing bags
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2012
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