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A New Leg to Walk On – mae sot mosaic
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Life on both sides of the Thai/Burma border. A New Leg to Walk On. January 12, 2016. She looked like a broken lily among the old soldiers and rough farmers. Despite having no hair, her pale face radiated a serene beauty, but she did not smile. Wearing a sarong disguised the loss of her left leg. I was drawn to her and asked to hear her story. Unlike most of the men, young and old, at the Queen Mother’s Prosthesis workshop, who lost their limbs from stepping on a land mine inside Burma,. With Mo They Pwue...
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Road to Lay Tong Ku – mae sot mosaic
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Life on both sides of the Thai/Burma border. Road to Lay Tong Ku. November 9, 2015. After two weeks of transitioning into life in Mae Sot, at the tail-end of the monsoon rains, we’re building friendships with the Partners’ family, mostly Karen, who love to laugh, eat together, and help their people, on both sides of the border. What do we suddenly hear behind us? The Talakone Karen driver grins, his long hair up in the traditional topknot, his amulets dangling around his neck. The indomitable truck p...