060107 going down the hill

Akha language has no word for goodbye. & they live on mountains, so when you leave the village you tell people that you are 'going down the hill' instead of saying a literal 'goodbye'.

From Aki's camera:








From the cat's camera:



Who is she busy SMS-ing...?




Trying to prevent the other cat from leaving:



Much more cheerful & much less tearful than in 2004:




Gift for Aki from Big Mama: