How Our Neighbor’s How Our Neighbor’s Surroundings Affects Their Surroundings Affects Their

LivesLivesBy Teresa By Teresa

We went to visit our I.S.Y. neighbors to find out We went to visit our I.S.Y. neighbors to find out how our neighbor’s place does really affect their how our neighbor’s place does really affect their lives. We learnt a lot about how where they live lives. We learnt a lot about how where they live

affects their food, personalities, their daily affects their food, personalities, their daily schedules and more. We interviewed them as well schedules and more. We interviewed them as well

as taking photos.as taking photos.

This is Than Than Win. She owns a tea shop with her This is Than Than Win. She owns a tea shop with her five sisters. She has to wake up at 4:30 A.M. everyday five sisters. She has to wake up at 4:30 A.M. everyday

to get her shop ready for the long day ahead. She owns to get her shop ready for the long day ahead. She owns one of the many tea shops on Shwe Taungyar Roadone of the many tea shops on Shwe Taungyar Road ......

This is a Buddhist Shrine in the tea shop owned This is a Buddhist Shrine in the tea shop owned by Than Than Win that my group interviewed. by Than Than Win that my group interviewed.

They come here to pray to the Buddha and it is They come here to pray to the Buddha and it is also the office of one of the chiefs.also the office of one of the chiefs.

Trishaws are three-wheeled bicycles which are Trishaws are three-wheeled bicycles which are common means of transport in Myanmar. Most common means of transport in Myanmar. Most of the trishaws are rented from someone else of the trishaws are rented from someone else and the renters have to pay a fee everyday for and the renters have to pay a fee everyday for

renting the trishaw.renting the trishaw.

Photo provided by Photo provided by Mr. Rinker.Mr. Rinker.

The Children play by scooping mud up into a foam The Children play by scooping mud up into a foam square mixing it with water and pouring it back square mixing it with water and pouring it back

out probably because they are not able to get toys. out probably because they are not able to get toys. Mostly all of them do go to school but on that day Mostly all of them do go to school but on that day

it was a holiday.it was a holiday.

We learnt a lot about how our neighbor's place We learnt a lot about how our neighbor's place affects their life at large. After this field trip, we affects their life at large. After this field trip, we came to understand the many ways how where came to understand the many ways how where

they live affects how they live.they live affects how they live.