"The soul of a journey is liberty, perfect liberty, to think, feel, do just as one pleases." ~William Hazlitt
Nervy Girls Around The World
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Just a few of the remarkable women I’ve had the privilege to photograph in my travels.
Lots of women joined the protests in Istanbul on Mayday. They fight for women’s rights as well as workers’ rights.
Two retired American women I met trekking in the mountains of Morocco. They camped along a stream the night before. Their husbands are waiting for them in California.
Goofing around with Estrella, a singer from a very famous flamenco family in Spain. Her family is only part Romani (Gypsy), but I’d love to talk with her more about what it’s like to grow up in a Flamenco family in Spain.
These Peruvian women are working on a water project alongside the men, but they do it in their traditional skirts while carrying swaddled infants on their backs.
Olga’s life in the rainforest of Ecuador is changing daily, due to tourism and oil exploration of the Amazon. She still makes casava bread in the traditional way, but now she teaches the skill to tourists for extra cash.
Viviana (far right) taking her massive family into town for a rare shopping trip.
Viviana with her husband Avishai, who is Israeli. “He thinks the Children’s Home is his kibbutz” she laughs.
Young women in Morocco often don’t cover their hair. The Hijab is seen as a mark of adulthood as well as a declaration of religious piety.
Women in Istanbul may dress like typical Americans or wear hijab, it’s up to them and usually depends on their families.
In Peru, the indigenous women never retire or stop working. “Don’t Be Idle” is one of the basic tenets of their society from Incan times, along with ‘Don’t lie’ and ‘don’t steal.’
The indigenous women of Peru are rarely seen out of traditional garb. Women everywhere seem to be the guardians of tradition, while men are free to modernize and Westernize as they wish, a forward-thinking woman isn’t good wife material.
Helen left her Caribean home on Providence Island to study in Cartagena, Columbia. She supports herself singing Calypso and Reggae music in the city, but deals with racism and language barriers every day.
Published by Lauren
I'm a nomadic freelance writer, out enjoying the world!
