”My parents work the land. We were twelve children but two have died so now we are ten. My mother’s grandfather helped Australian soldiers in the Second World War. I helped my father build this house five years ago.”
”My father’s father lives very far away but he walked to market to buy betelnut and I met him there. I have tried betelnut: it makes your mouth numb and is supposed to make your teeth strong.”
”I am thinking about my future. I am studying English and Portuguese so maybe I can work as a translator for foreigners.”
“I met my Grandmother and aunts at the market. My Grandmother asked me “What’s in your hand?” “A camera” I said. Then she asked me to take a picture. It was the first photo she has ever been in.”
”It’s cold in Hato-Builico so we sit by the fire. We have blankets but most of the time, we use fire for cooking and to keep warm.”
“Armindo lives near me. He brings a big knife and some rope and three of us go and collect firewood together.”