Kathmandu, Nepal

This past weekend, desperate to get out of Dhaka so I wouldn’t have to experience the cow slaughter I made the quick trip up to Kathmandu, Nepal. To be honest, it’s not really a place I had ever really given much thought about going to, so I had no idea what to expect. Kathmandu always … Continue reading →

Cow Market!

Today my coworker invited me to go with his family to the cow market to pick out their cow for Eid. It was very interesting, there were THOUSANDS of cows! Seriously blocks and blocks of nothing but cows! And this was one of only the 20+ cow markets in the city. The cows will start … Continue reading →

Amazing Race in Dhaka!

Amazing Race in Dhaka! I finally got a VPN and was able to watch the recent episode of the Amazing Race which takes place in Dhaka! It’s pretty close to what I’ve seen so far, but I haven’t been down to the slum areas yet.  The buses that they show though are everywhere, and the … Continue reading →

Getting Settled

Today was my fifth day in Dhaka! I’m very slowly starting to get over jet lag, and today only got up at 5 AM instead of my usual 4 AM, which is improvement. Today was also my second full day of work. I can already tell that it’s going to be a pretty steap learning … Continue reading →

Arrival in the Desh

The view from my living room window. After a 36 hour long trip, first through Dubai, then Doha, then on a VERY nice upgrade to Business Class on Qatar Air, I made it to Bangladesh. That upgrade to business I swear was the best thing that ever happened to me. After a horrible 15 hour … Continue reading →

Hasta Luego DC!

For those of you who don’t know, I have a HUGE Hard Rock Cafe T-shirt collection. Let me rephrase that , I USED to have a large collection. My sister and I used to go on road trips all over the country when I was growing up, and from that started my love of travel … Continue reading →

Fall in MI

It’s fall in MI. I’ve always said that fall is my least favorite season. It’s actually one of the reasons that I’m happy to be leaving DC when I am, to miss fall and the cold! Growing up in MI, fall isn’t nice 70 degree days that go on for ever. It’s two weeks in … Continue reading →