Mekong Delta - continued Mekong Delta Many of Nu's extended families showed up for her arrival from all over the village. The children in this photo are sitting on one of the wooden beds in Nu's grandmother's house. There is no mattress, only a bamboo mat which is rolled out at night. Mosquito netting is pulled out and tucked under the mat to seal it off.
Malaria is a concern here in the Delta.
Nu's aunt prepares another dish for the evening meal. Dr. Poremba makes a successful attempt to cross the river on a monkey bridge , something I couldn't do because of my weight. Monkey bridges are a common sight and often the only means of crossing the many tributaries. Nu's aunts snack on giant grapefruits grown just outside in the backyard. Cocunuts are picked for food, their juice and in this instance to make a kind of soap by drying them in the sun.