Let's discuss how charity and memory are bound together with geo-politics. An analysis of similarities and differences in the ways photographs and souvenirs trace encounters as relics of a trinketizing touristic countenance with "photogenic poverty" is urgent. A critical political response would aim to do more than the infantilizing gestures of charity and aid. Make bullshit history. watch movie
To finish a rough day, the only food in town, the same as in all small places in Laos, was a simple but expensive noodle soup. I guess we'll write about the terribly expensive Lao food in the future, highlighting that Thailand was way cheaper. Ah, and their famous green papaya salad, without papaya.
