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Young monks in Mandalay, Myanmar watch soccer from a rooftop

Phaung Daw Oo is a monastic school in Mandalay, Myanmar, offering nearly 10,000 students free education in a country struggling for opportunity. Here, novice monks sit in the Mandalay heat to watch a soccer game taking place on the field below, which on most days is the center of activity at the school.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2016
Date Uploaded: 09.2017
Photo Location: Mandalay, Myanmar
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Copyright: © Adam Trunell