Versimilitude, in literature, is how fully the characters and actions in a work of fiction conform to our sense of reality. To say that a work has a high degree of verisimilitude means that the work is very realistic and believable – that it is "true to life."
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Scenes from the nai soi refugee camp
Some shots taken during my first day at the refugee camp in Nai Soi, which is about an hour's drive from the jesuit refugee service office in mae hong son.
The children are Karenni. They are war refugees from Karenni State in Myanmar.
pat, swak talaga yung usapan natin about migration.. i feel greatly consoled working in the camp. weird lang, Jesuit Refugee Service kaso ni walang isang Jesuit dito..and nakakatawa kasi yung mga expat na staff ni hindi katoliko. yung mga local naman, baptist and buddhist. yung mga pilipinang hijas de jesus sisters lang yata yung katoliko...tinanong pa nga ako nung isang taga-UK kung ano ba daw yung jesuit. hehehe.
Ogie, I'm glad you're getting this chance to work with JRS and one of our global preferences: people "on the move," refugees and migrants . . . and also experiencing multicultural community and collaboration with non-Christians, both highlighted by GC 35. And that you can help give some Jesuit presence and identity . . . which is another concern . . . Ingat!
after seeing the camp situation and listening to the stories of various people i've met in the camp, i'm beginning to see, at least from this side of the globe, how it really is a priority. The work here concretizes the concerns you mentioned. I'm savoring every day of my immersion in the camp. horizon expanding, pads. our work here in Mae Hong Son literally takes us to the frontiers...
11 comments:
wow! pang calendar na ito ha.
nice composition. galing
when i was young...naalala mo si mommy nagput up ng business noon... lagi akong nakabantay sa mananahi...
pare, can't wait to hear your stories especially from this apostolate
pat, swak talaga yung usapan natin about migration.. i feel greatly consoled working in the camp. weird lang, Jesuit Refugee Service kaso ni walang isang Jesuit dito..and nakakatawa kasi yung mga expat na staff ni hindi katoliko. yung mga local naman, baptist and buddhist. yung mga pilipinang hijas de jesus sisters lang yata yung katoliko...tinanong pa nga ako nung isang taga-UK kung ano ba daw yung jesuit. hehehe.
hehe. i remember, sis =) may baby dun sa camp na kamukha mo dati nung baby ka pa. hahaha. buddha kid!
Ogie, I'm glad you're getting this chance to work with JRS and one of our global preferences: people "on the move," refugees and migrants . . . and also experiencing multicultural community and collaboration with non-Christians, both highlighted by GC 35. And that you can help give some Jesuit presence and identity . . . which is another concern . . . Ingat!
ehem ... poch!?
di ba may exchange na tayo dati about doing kids' solo pics? hehe. bitaw nice pics.
hahaha! it's visual advocacy..
after seeing the camp situation and listening to the stories of various people i've met in the camp, i'm beginning to see, at least from this side of the globe, how it really is a priority. The work here concretizes the concerns you mentioned. I'm savoring every day of my immersion in the camp. horizon expanding, pads. our work here in Mae Hong Son literally takes us to the frontiers...
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