After 5 weeks in Yangon, we had not yet visited its famous Shwe Dagon and its region. We thus enjoyed one Saturday with Kwyo and his family to visit Bago, its palaces, its pagodas and buddhas (yes..yes...we still have not seen all of them..). Kwyo is currently doing a PhD in Oxford as a doctor and does research on Malaria. More info in the Portraits section to come shortly. On Sunday, we had a terrific evening from 5pm to 7pm to visit and enjoy the magical atmosphere at Shwe Dagon with Nwe and Tony (if you well followed our blogs, they were our translators). It was a very special moment on a Sunday evening before Christmas. All pics are in the usual sections: Portraits, Foodies and Myanmar.
We now feel at home here in Yangon. Habits came back very quickly and the typical "Metro, Boulot, Dodo" could apply as well. We feel very well in this very urban city but it is worth mentioning that quiet and green places around lakes or parks can also be found. Anyway, we feel at home and like interns...The past two weeks have been intense as Agnes, I and our translators interviewed 108 HIV patients. This will be the base of our statistics and analysis to see if the HIV patients have a Need. We also work on the second part of our project: meeting potential partners such as NGOs, INGOs, local associations, cooperatives etc and try to see if we could meet the patients' Need. All in all we are very pleased to learn new things and meet with fantastic and brave people. Again, we feel lucky. This post is also the opportunity to show you some pictures of a traditional wedding here in Yangon. Tony, one of our translators, kindly invited us for his brother's wedding. What an experience! Click on the usual sections like "Myanmar" & "Foodies" to see more pics.
