Somali Bantu

Abdalla Ahmed, 3, and Madina Ahmed, 12, eat dinner at their family's apartment in Columbus. In the year that the Somali Bantu children have lived in the United States, they have adopted customs from their new home and retained others from their homeland.

Mennonite Children

Lillian and Linford Burkholder wait in the barn as their father finishes milking the cows for the evening. The Burkholders are an Old Order Mennonite family living just north of Mansfield, Ohio.

Amish Doctor

Dr. Pete Bainbridge, a physician who treats the Amish and Mennonite population of eastern Ohio, catches up with the Burkholder family during a Saturday evening home visit. Lillian, 4, uses a breathing machine to clear her congested chest while Linford, 8,

Bird Bath

Osborne squirts Otti with water from his mouth as Jake moves away in an attempt to stay dry. Because he spends up to eight hours a day taking care of his pets, Osborne showers with his birds when they are dirty to save time. ÒIÕm not a freak or anything,Ó

Beard Dyptych

Josh Sorden, a student at Ohio University, has been growing his beard for three years.

Expensive Nap

After three days of sleeping 3-4 hours a night, Annie and I paid $8 to sleep in my car at the Atlanta Airport for a few hours.