She was only 4

 I met her at Cat Cat village, Sapa in northern Vietnam. I was trekking down the Hmong tribal village carrying my Lowepro Computrekkar while she was climbing up carrying a "backpack" of her own… her 2 month-old brother! I soon found out that she was only 4. Suddenly my backpack didn’t feel so heavy anymore.

Apparently this is the norm in this part of the world where the adults have to work the farm and/or will be out to earn a living where those at home, if they are able, would help in one way or another to do the rest of the family chores. I am glad that I brought my family on this trip to see for themselves how lucky they are.