When We Called Myanmar Home

A cross-cultural journey of joy, loss, grief, and hope.

The children of Julie Jean Francis love their life in Southeast Asia. They wake with the sun and eat fried rice for breakfast. They buy their drinking water in plastic bottles and sleep outside when there's no electricity at night. They play with their friends and eat curry for lunch—every day.

But what happens when Covid-19 comes to their neighborhood? What happens when the government changes? Will their life in Myanmar last forever?