Darwin, Australia
March 2015
On this last day in March, International Women's Month, I am drawn to this photo of two Aboriginals sleeping on the streets of Darwin, Australia. When I was in Darwin last month, I mentioned to a young waitress that I wanted to see how the Aboriginals lived. She laughed at me and said, "Just go out on the streets and you will see how they live." And she was right.
March 2015
On this last day in March, International Women's Month, I am drawn to this photo of two Aboriginals sleeping on the streets of Darwin, Australia. When I was in Darwin last month, I mentioned to a young waitress that I wanted to see how the Aboriginals lived. She laughed at me and said, "Just go out on the streets and you will see how they live." And she was right.
A few days later I am talking for a woman from Sydney. She is a dentist who travels to different schools in the country. Right now, she is spending a month in Alice Springs, offering services to aboriginal kids. “They are very different. They have a different concept about money. It isn’t important to them.” She tells me.
“What is important to them?” I want to know.
“Their families and being together and being outdoors. They love to be outdoors”, she nods her head as she replies.
That statement answers my questions I have had since I arrived in Darwin. In Darwin and now in Alice Springs, I have only seen them in packs of people, of all ages, gathered outside on the streets and in parks, just sitting and chatting with each other.
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