tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49282464002380273012011-04-21T16:01:29.355-07:00Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-78810240998557569802008-04-01T06:53:00.000-07:002008-05-09T22:29:56.982-07:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBGsRt8Od-I/AAAAAAAAAP4/Ie7eI2wzkd4/s1600-h/P1010909.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193121265724848098" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBGsRt8Od-I/AAAAAAAAAP4/Ie7eI2wzkd4/s400/P1010909.JPG" border="0" /></a>The longer we are away from our homeland the more we lose our culture. These days less women know how to weave.<br /><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SA3vCd8OdJI/AAAAAAAAAJM/2LnWcfchmf4/s1600-h/P1010909.JPG"></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-7881024099855756980?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-31892248684898920582008-03-28T00:50:00.000-07:002008-05-07T23:08:29.101-07:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBA9G98OdnI/AAAAAAAAANA/IS_dLOsV_mU/s1600-h/P1010056.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5192717560273860210" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBA9G98OdnI/AAAAAAAAANA/IS_dLOsV_mU/s400/P1010056.JPG" border="0" /></a>In Karen we call this flower Thei Kah Paw. It is used in our delicious food. It has a bitter taste and grows beside the field.<br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-3189224868489892058?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-82006264001965793382008-03-06T03:11:00.000-08:002008-05-07T23:10:22.504-07:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBGuWd8OeCI/AAAAAAAAAQY/xOI8f7Gvggk/s1600-h/P1010147.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193123546352482338" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBGuWd8OeCI/AAAAAAAAAQY/xOI8f7Gvggk/s400/P1010147.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Here you can see Karen and English writing. We use English because it is an international language.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-8200626400196579338?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-21544552217108205012008-03-04T03:05:00.000-08:002008-05-09T22:28:06.524-07:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBGtkd8OeAI/AAAAAAAAAQI/8eVV99t7Agc/s1600-h/P1010136.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193122687359023106" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBGtkd8OeAI/AAAAAAAAAQI/8eVV99t7Agc/s400/P1010136.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBGtCN8Od_I/AAAAAAAAAQA/ZMZN-hHB66A/s1600-h/P1010136.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div>Everyone has a Karen-English dictionary. In Karen State we speak Karen and Burmese. In Thailand first we learn English and then Thai.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-2154455221710820501?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-55705984532842395322008-03-02T11:50:00.000-08:002008-05-07T23:27:20.188-07:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBg1-t8Og6I/AAAAAAAAAoA/SINF9VPCj_A/s1600-h/P1030200.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194961521772233634" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBg1-t8Og6I/AAAAAAAAAoA/SINF9VPCj_A/s400/P1030200.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Occasionally Thai merchants come to the camp to sell us inexpensive clothes.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-5570598453284239532?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-49148091200741837882008-03-02T11:20:00.000-08:002008-05-07T23:30:55.211-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm9st8Oh-I/AAAAAAAAAwo/ag9rV3OYFm4/s1600-h/P1030249.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm9st8Oh-I/AAAAAAAAAwo/ag9rV3OYFm4/s400/P1030249.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195392221092677602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div><br />People living in Mae La camp come from different religious backgrounds. We have many Christian churches, Buddhist temples and Muslim mosques.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-4914809120074183788?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-76016320448474190302008-03-02T11:10:00.000-08:002008-05-09T23:28:00.154-07:00<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm-nd8Oh_I/AAAAAAAAAww/fCVd2cMPbLk/s1600-h/P1030213.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBm-nd8Oh_I/AAAAAAAAAww/fCVd2cMPbLk/s400/P1030213.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195393230409992178" border="0" /></a><br /><br />In Burma Buddhism is treated as the state religion.<span style=""> </span>In the refugee camp everyone has religious freedom. <span style=""> </span> <div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-7601632044847419030?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-10706768559063116262008-03-02T11:05:00.000-08:002008-05-07T23:33:22.913-07:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBg4FN8Og-I/AAAAAAAAAog/0aqDKpcOB6s/s1600-h/P1030216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194963832464638946" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBg4FN8Og-I/AAAAAAAAAog/0aqDKpcOB6s/s400/P1030216.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Some refugee Buddhist monks live in this monastery in the northern part of the camp.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-1070676855906311626?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-70627784709575030552008-03-02T10:05:00.000-08:002008-05-08T21:57:16.653-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBnA_t8OiAI/AAAAAAAAAw4/V3p6VId_Cng/s1600-h/P1030207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5195395846045075458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBnA_t8OiAI/AAAAAAAAAw4/V3p6VId_Cng/s400/P1030207.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Water-filled jars like this are all over the camp. Anyone can stop for a drink.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-7062778470957503055?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4928246400238027301.post-56879293311561592372008-03-02T10:00:00.000-08:002008-05-01T06:17:03.307-07:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBg5Wt8OhBI/AAAAAAAAAo4/E-WPj5o-E80/s1600-h/P1030222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194965232623977490" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_iNCPelNKG6Y/SBg5Wt8OhBI/AAAAAAAAAo4/E-WPj5o-E80/s400/P1030222.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>He will fill all those jugs with water.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/4928246400238027301-5687929331156159237?l=photosbygabrieleh.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Karen Projecthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12259288961147844014noreply@blogger.com0