Burma Diary

Burma Diary
"First visits always come filled with little insights and surprises worth noting for later points."

This travel diary holds John Paul’s notes and thoughts emergent from his first trip to Myanmar in March 2003. The diary includes notes on historical and contemporary social, political, and religious dynamics in Myanmar alongside poetry and notes of conversational exchanges.

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