Guacamole and a Bangali Wedding!

This past weekend I attended my first Bengali wedding! My coworkers son was married, so we all went up to attend the reception. It was the last day of the wedding, so lots of pictures eating and sitting around. The Bengali women sure do get decked out for the affair though! The couple were very … Continue reading →

Baby, it’s cold outside!

Little known fact about Bangladesh, it can get really cold here!! Who knew?!?!!? Apparently not me, because I didn’t bring anything warm here to prepare. The past week and a half there has been a bad cold spell across the Bangla region, causing temperatures to plummet to the lowest point in 50+ years. In Dhaka … Continue reading →

Islampur Fabric Market

So it finally happened.. I saw my first snake on the streets of Dhaka. Last weekend on the way to the Islampur Fabric Market, I saw a woman walking down the street with one in her hands. After some screaming and panicking on my part, my friend and I finally got away from the snake … Continue reading →

Incredible India!

UPDATED! India was amazing! I didn’t think that I would like it as much as I did, especially after a certain melodramatic sister of mine made it seem worse that the back woods of Afghanistan.  In reality, Chennai, while not the most exciting or sexy place, is pretty clean (well much cleaner than Dhaka, but … Continue reading →