At top left, Berem is helping his father plow rice terraces for planting. His village is on the ridgeline at the upper right of the photo. Berem's older brother is doing the plowing in the other picture above. Note the rice seedling groups at right, ready for hand planting in the newly plowed paddies.

Rice grows year round in Bali. A few days after the planting photos, villagers are threshing harvested rice in another field. Berem's father is at the left. Although he is generally the leader in rice farming, all families doing the work share evenly in the harvest. Half of the harvest goes to an absentee landlord.

While work in rice fields is hard, it is not a full-time job. There is lots of time for relaxation in rural Bali. Men often gather for drinking homemade palm wine. Berem's brother is just to the left of the intricately carved wooden door. At 17, Berem has begun to drink at such gatherings, although he has long enjoyed the camaraderie at them.

His mother takes a fruit offering to the village temple. Traditional Balinese women spend much of their day making and delivering such offerings.