Southern Sudan, 2008:

There is a big lake three days walk from Nya’s village. Her family moves there during the dry season when the pond dries up. They cannot live there all year because the different tribes fight over who owns the land. Nya is a Nuer and they fight with the Dinkas. Both groups must live there during the dry season, but try not to fight too much because they are just struggling to survive. Even the lake starts to dry up during the dry season. Nya must dig into the mud to find water. The water is very dirty and takes a long time to gather. 

Southern Sudan, 1985:

Salva’s group has many bee stings but they are happy and full from the honey! As their walking continues, even more people join the group. Salva makes friends with another boy, Marial, who also is without his family. Marial tells Salva that they are walking to Ethiopia. Salva is worried that his family will never find him. He hears someone calling his name….