So this is Baan Sy Da, our destination for the day. It is a village of 58 families that lives about 3 hours from the nearest road. We spoke with the village chief, who let us know that the Sy Da keep their rice stores outside of the village fence, because the rice spirits are stronger than the village spirits. A lot of the houses in the village had small solar cells (you can see one on a tower in the top left hand corner). A commercial outfit has started a rent-to-own project with solar cells. For $1 a month for 10 years, you can own a solar cell, which can fuel a rechargeable battery for a few hours of daily post-dusk light plus a little radio time. No home entertainment system, though, although depending on your point of view, a bare bulb at night might be just the home entertainment system you are looking for.