A Challenge to be Happy

Many of us have heard people who come back from visiting 'developing countries' say they "don't know why we have so much stuff", or "didn't realise I had it so good". That is certainly my experience.

We lived in caravans on a farm for several months prior to going to Ethiopia in order to try and save money to help pay for the trip. I guess this minimal lifestyle, having very little around us, being challenged with facilities and doing it rough, helped prepare us for the trip.
Still, however, we are back in Australia, I have a disability pension coming (although the level of monetary support is a bad  joke), and we have a roof over our heads thanks to some friends. So as we acclimatise to Australia again, what are the people we met left with? Here are some '3rd World' photos that show their living conditions...