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James Downer
@realjdowner
May contain contradictions.
Oct 12, 2018 • 20 tweets • 7 min read
"We saw a young woman go into a store and ask the price of kids underwear and when the owner told her she said "I'll just go home and sew my torn ones". . . Salary isn't enough for clothes; if you buy, you don't eat." -Luis 28 & Luz, 20

#VenezuelaVignette This quote was a good laugh for all four pictured here, but when Luz described leaving her 4 y/o daughter behind, it turned to tears.

As I chronicle conversations with Venezuelan migrants in Colombia this month, remember that the subjects are more than a single picture and quote