The Foreign Service Journal, March 2019

90 MARCH 2019 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL LOCAL LENS BY BETTY CHUNG n MANDALAY, BURMA Please submit your favorite, recent photograph to be considered for Local Lens. Images must be high resolution (at least 300 dpi at 8” x 10”, or 1MB or larger) andmust not be in print elsewhere. Include a short description of the scene/event, as well as your name, brief biodata and the type of camera used. Send to locallens@afsa.org . T his stunning pagoda is one of many highlights from our amazing adven- ture through Burma last November. It is the Hsinbyume (also known as the Myatheindan) Pagoda on the banks of the Irrawaddy River, about 10 kilometers northwest of Mandalay. Famous for its white architecture, the pagoda is modeled on the physical description of the Buddhist mythological mountain, Mount Meru. Pictured atop the structure (left to right) are Foreign Service officers from Embassy Jakarta: Alexis McGinniss, USAID contracting officer; Betty Chung, USAID legal officer; Andy Vo, State Department vice con- sul; and Rebekah Eubanks, USAID legal officer. n Betty Chung is an FSO serving in Jakarta, Indonesia. A legal officer at USAID, she is an avid golfer and enjoys traveling and scuba diving in the region. The photo was taken with her Apple iPhone 6.