The last couple of weeks have been busy here in Dhaka and blogging frequency has suffered as a result. The last three weeks or so has included a trip Southeast to a region called Chittagong Hill Tracts. More information about the region will come soon.
This week my flatmate Siobhan and my collegue Anna will be leaving Dhaka. They have been really important for me settling down here in Dhaka and it feels really sad that it is now already time for them to leave. But thats part of living a life moving around, meeting amazing people and then say goodbye. Hopefully to see them again sometime later in life.
On Thursday I am moving in to my new apartment, really looking forward to having my own place. Will bring Biral, Siobhans lovely cat that I am now adopting. Unfortunately tha landlord said something about raising rent so please keep your fingers crossed that it wont be too much. Dont feel like starting looking for a new aparment already.
Updates will come more frequently when my internet connection is set up in the apartment. Until then, take care!
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Monday, June 4, 2007
Best of Bangladesh
More than two months have passed since moving to Dhaka, the time has passed incredibly fast. Work is fun, both really interesting and challenging. It is fantastic to just be able to be back and live in South Asia again. To celebrate these first two months and to summarize the Bangladesh experience so far, a list is presented below with the best 5 of Bangladesh:
1. To sit on a motorbike with the wind in the hair, travelling through the amazing landscape dominated by beautiful rice fields
2. To finally being able to have a short and basic (but still!) conversation with the rickshaw-wallah
3. To wake up to the sound of approaching monsoon rain and listen to the thunder and see the lightening
4. To meet all the fantastic people who everyday struggle to make ends meet but still greet you with the most amazing hospitality inviting you to take part in their meetings and daily life
5. To be able to eat the best mangoes in the world for breakfast
Of course there are things here also making life less fun, but since this would be a celebration I will just mention one:
1. To be informed that my lovely flat mate found a huge cockroach in her package of muesli that was kept in the fridge...
1. To sit on a motorbike with the wind in the hair, travelling through the amazing landscape dominated by beautiful rice fields
2. To finally being able to have a short and basic (but still!) conversation with the rickshaw-wallah
3. To wake up to the sound of approaching monsoon rain and listen to the thunder and see the lightening
4. To meet all the fantastic people who everyday struggle to make ends meet but still greet you with the most amazing hospitality inviting you to take part in their meetings and daily life
5. To be able to eat the best mangoes in the world for breakfast
Of course there are things here also making life less fun, but since this would be a celebration I will just mention one:
1. To be informed that my lovely flat mate found a huge cockroach in her package of muesli that was kept in the fridge...
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