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You see a Congolese girl with a big metal cooking pot in the middle of a field near the edge of the bush. You think, what is she doing with that big metal cooking pot?

Is the pot full of food? You think may be her mother is cooking nearby. But it looks shiny new. It's filled with water. You think may be her mother is preparing to cook. You must have water to cook.

She is coming from the water source. She only has this big cooking pot instead of the normal yellow jerry can or plastic tub. The water is the important thing. It does not matter what you use to get water.

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A copper mineral, here from Democratic Republic of Congo.

Do you know about tie-dye cloth? Most people probably do not remember the tie-dye cloth era of the late 60's and 70's. It was very popular among hippies. I remembered those days.

On trip to Congo in 2001, I was faced with tie-dye cloth from a 30 year prior period. At that point, I realized Congo was not only a poor country but it was a country in a time warp. I thought, you have got to be kidding. Even I had discarded all my old tie-dye T-shirts because I knew those times were gone forever.

Because of poverty or a lack of development, rural Congo is still in a time warp. Manual typewriters are still very useful. Cooking is done over an open fire. Candles or flashlights are used for night lighting.

www.endingextremepoverty.org/2009/11/where-thirty-years-o...

Took the family to far South for a get away and some fishing, no fish but I did get this shot.

I have often mentioned that mass transportation of things and people is BIG problem in Congo. Actually, it is more like non-existent.

There is a train that operates north out of Kananga toward Ilebo. Actually, there are railroad tracks that travel north out of Kananga.

It is questionable if the train makes the full round-trip to Ilebo and back on a monthly basis. Actually, it could take weeks to make it to the end of the line. Also, there is only one train.

There is no passenger bus or train system. Actually, you can ride in or on top of a railroad box car.

I wish AMTRAK and Greyhound operated in the Congo. Actually, anything is better than nothing.

Actually, most Congolese walk. Actually, most stuff is carried on bicycles. Actually is what happens on a regular basis.

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This is a repost of one of my first photo in the Congo. I changed a little brightness to see the smile of the girl on the right which I think is wonderful

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