December 19, 2012
A mosquito buzzed around the solitary lightbulb that was illuminating the pastel pink room. My phone still kept the time even though it...
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May 25, 2012
It’s strange to see real poverty up close. Distended stomachs, malnourished children, children with disabilities crawling in the dirt....
May 16, 2012
Woven goods and baskets for sale at the Maubara market in the midday sun....
May 10, 2012
Rice fields in Lautem district, Timor-Leste, at dusk....
April 29, 2012
Travelling to the districts is a big part of life and work in Timor Leste. But the good news is that you can recreate the rush of emotions...
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This is the ‘road’ we took to get to one of the villages where Plan has supported a water system. Clearly, cars don’t...
April 28, 2012
Can you believe this ‘wallpaper’ is hand-painted? It adorns one of the walls at the Plan Office, which is also a guesthouse...
April 27, 2012
“Hello? Hello? TIMOR TELECOM! NO RECEPTION AGAIN??? WHY? WHY ARE YOU SPEAKING TO ME IN PORTUGUESE? I already changed my language...
I love coming to the field/the districts and I love coming to Lospalos, even though it means long days, basic conditions and a six-hour...
I know last time I wrote of the darkness in the Lospalos nights, but driving back after nightfall from remote villages in the Lautem hills...
An elderly woman wearing traditional clothing with betel-nut stained teeth in a village in Lautem district, Timor-Leste. I was in the field...
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