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Photo Title	Living in the Hills
Photo Description	This elderly brother and sister lived alone, miles away from a village or city in the foothills of the Baba Mountain range near Bitola, Macedonia. They had so little for themselves, and yet when I was hiking through with a Macedonian friend in 2007, they immediately invited us for Turkish coffee over an outdoor flame and began looking for something for us to take with us. When I asked if I could take their picture, the woman responded with a soft but strong "Ne" (No). But when I asked if they would take a picture with me, she relented. Then she walked over to a broken bit of mirror hanging on the side of their ancient, low-slung, stone house, peeked at her image and fixed her hair. In that moment, I was looking at a young and beautiful girl, and the difference in our ages, our lives and our cultures disappeared.
Contributor	Patrice Koerper
Region	Eastern Europe & Central Asia
Country of Service	Macedonia, The Republic of
Service Dates (Beginning)	2006
Service Dates (Ending)	2009
Sector	Community Development
Decade	2000s
Keywords	Elders
Resource Type	Photo
Format	JPG
Date created	2011-02-24

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