vincent's tea shop photo essay

Where they live Where they live affectaffect how they live how they live

This is the first trip to see how This is the first trip to see how where where theythey live affect how they live affect how they live. What they do in free time . live. What they do in free time .

This whole thing is about the This whole thing is about the Great Charcoal Man & His Great Charcoal Man & His

CommunityCommunity

The charcoal The charcoal man’s name is man’s name is Aung Zaw. He Aung Zaw. He sellsell charcoal charcoal to people who to people who want charcoal. want charcoal. He He sellsell charcoal charcoal because he because he don’tdon’t have have any any moremore job job to do. Even to do. Even though he though he don’tdon’t want to want to he have to. he have to. His salary is His salary is about five to about five to ten thousands ten thousands a day. Usually a day. Usually he spend a he spend a thousand or thousand or two a day.two a day.

He He earnearn little money because his shop is not very popular. It is not popular little money because his shop is not very popular. It is not popular because he because he openopen his shop in a small community. his shop in a small community.

He spend a thousand or two a day.He spend a thousand or two a day. If he live in another place he might spend If he live in another place he might spend more or less than he spend now.more or less than he spend now.

He and his neighbor share the same TV.He and his neighbor share the same TV.

People who can’t afford the big shop build their shop not near to other shop so customers won’t go the other shop. This photo is taken right near the charcoal man’s shop. The shop doesn’t sell too much food.

His neighbor His neighbor havehave many great pets. One of them many great pets. One of them is a cat. He is a cat. He likelike the cat. I think they all save the cat. I think they all save money together to buy pets.money together to buy pets.

Some kids play with Some kids play with sand and mud. sand and mud. OnlyOnly thing they need is thing they need is box, spoon and box, spoon and sand. That sand. That is played by is played by mixing the mixing the sand sand and and making tall making tall

buildings. buildings.

The charcoal man The charcoal man don’tdon’t have a family in Yangon. He is have a family in Yangon. He is also single. He usually send money to his family also single. He usually send money to his family in in villagevillage near near baganbagan

This is the bicycle of the charcoal man. He use it to send charcoal who order him charcoal.

Credits Credits

Thanks to Jimmy for the photo.Thanks to Jimmy for the photo.

Mr. Rinker for lending us the recorder Mr. Rinker for lending us the recorder which could collect information without which could collect information without wasting pages.wasting pages.

Jack,Tanach & Jimmy for checking my Jack,Tanach & Jimmy for checking my work. work.

Argostino for recording the charcoal man. Argostino for recording the charcoal man.

Thank YouThank You