"En root to school": At around 8:30am every weekday these friends make their way through the jungle and across an ancient tree root bridge on their way to class.



The thin aerial roots which locals knot into place to train rubber trees into bridges and ladders which can stand up to the rain-soaked environment of Meghalaya.

[full story: http://m.theatlantic.com/infocus/2014/08/meghalaya-the-wettest-place-on-earth/100797/ ; via http://www.amoschapplephoto.com/ ]