Anyone who has visited the temples at Angkor recently has seen many girls like this one. She's counting to ten since she sells 10 postcards for $1. Besides being coy and playing the guilt card, these girls are sharp. Dan tested one postcard girl after she finished counting to 10 in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian. When he started counting in Estonian, she continued in Finnish. When he counted in Czech, she finished in Russian. Pretty smart kid. Read more about the kids of Angkor.
A gregarious girl at a local covered food market in Chengdu (Sichuan province) in China. Read more about our visit to Chengdu and to the Chengdu Panda Breeding Research Center. © www.uncorneredmarket.com
This little girl took upon herself to look after the family dog's six puppies. She created a shelter from felt scraps and trash and did her best to make sure the puppies were warm and fed. Read more about Kyrgyzstan's sights and cities and our Ramadan feast at Song Kul Lake.