The Foreign Service Journal, April 2018

98 APRIL 2018 | THE FOREIGN SERVICE JOURNAL LOCAL LENS BY JAMES ADAMS n HPA-AN, MYANMAR 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 1 MB or larger) and must not be in print elsewhere. Please include a short description of the scene/event, as well as your name, brief biodata and the type of camera used, to locallens@afsa.org. O n vacation in Hpa-an, Myanmar, I was taken to a popular tourist area near Mount Zwegabin. As one walks past food and souvenir stands, a large white structure first catches the eye. But just beyond that is a breathtaking view of mountains, a lake and a small island. And on that island is the Kyauk Kalat Pagoda, a Buddhist temple that is carved into a striking limestone formation. While tourists can visit by crossing a long, wooden foot bridge, the pagoda is a functioning temple, with monks meditating and taking donations. n James R. Adams, MSHS, MLS (ASCP), joined the Foreign Service in 2012. He is a regional medical laboratory scientist posted in Jakarta. He took this photograph with a Canon EOS 100D, with set- tings: EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, 55mm, ƒ/8, 1/200s, ISO 100.