Having a dog has changed my social profile in the comunity dramatically. Where once I’d go out only if I needed to buy something, go somewhere or just exercise, I now go out just to be a part of the community. My dog SaTang is housebroken and needs to go outside. I used to think that was a chore, but I look forward to it as people, especially kids, tend to like the dog.

Over the past few months, I’ve snapped lots of pictures with the little ones and SaTang. I thought I’d share them. Sometimes, they like to pet the dog, sometimes they simply like to stare at the foreigner (there aren’t many of us in this neighborhood.)