Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji Neopan 1600

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Plus-x

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Plus-x

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Plus-x

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Plus-x

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x

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Olympus OM-2N | Kodak Tri-x

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Olympus OM-2N | Fuji 800Z
Cynthia is a Burmese Karen woman working as production manager for WEAVE, Women's Education for Advancement and Empowerment. Her parents and sister opted to move to a refugee camp to speed up the resettlement process, but she remained in Mae Sot with her Thai Karen husband and daughter. Her family members were resettled to Buffalo two years ago, and cannot re-visit Cynthia until they obtain green cards.

Posted on September 24, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)

Olympus OM-2N | Fuji 800Z
I'd drifted over to this storefront for its beautifully-designed menu, thinking that maybe something so professional-looking would have English translations. Alas, no. So as an extremely patient customer randomly translated a few menu items, the owner here basically said, "you know, there's a foreigner restaurant right down the street." Which I had already seen, and noted that it was jammed full of Westerners while her restaurant had only one pending take-out order by the gal who was valiantly trying to guess what items I might like. I may or may not have petulantly stamped my foot and whined, "I don't LIKE foreigner places" ...but I'm not sure, it's all a blur now. Anyway, I eventually pulled out the old standby, "I'll have what she's having" and score! it was papaya salad.

I asked for two-chili-hot which boggled the owner a bit, but after watching me eat it without problem, she opened up to speaking a bit more halting English. She is married to a Burmese man and offers a Burmese-translated menu, and she and her husband are saving up to move to Japan...she realizes it's very expensive, but is certain business would be much better there.

Posted on September 24, 2010 | Permalink | Comments (0)