A local restaurant saves villagers a trip to the market by offering produce and sandwiches at its street-side counter. Convenience is a human value. It is something that people appreciate because it saves time and effort. Service is a human value as well. In this image, both of those human values are implied. I shoot here from inside the restaurant, looking out towards the woman on the street. The eye moves through the poised hands and intent expression of the clerk, through the food and implements, and finally into the patient face of the customer herself. She can walk up and down this street and do all of her shopping by never leaving the sidewalk. Such is life in a small Mekong River town.