Despite the fridged temps in the US, spring is here in Bangladesh, and summer is close behind. It’s already in the high 80’s during the day here now. Last week my house lady was taking my down comforter off my bed, when I protested she yelled at me “Madam, no! Cold finished!”. To be fair … Continue reading
My friend Hannah’s parents are visiting from the States right now, so we all went to the shelter yesterday to teach the kids how to bake an American Classic, Chocolate Chip Cookies! The girls are getting really good at baking these days, and the cookies turned out great! The girls made enough for all the … Continue reading
The weekend before Thanksgiving I went with a friend to distribute breakfast to the young students at Piet Van Street School, a small school in the slums through a program called Thrive. Thrive was started by a group of expat women in Dhaka, with the aim of providing meals to students in the slums, as … Continue reading
Last week I celebrated my two year anniversary in Bangladesh! I can’t believe it! It seems like I just moved here, yet at a party this past weekend I was introduced as one of the old guard! How things change! And to imagine that I was originally only supposed to come to Dhaka for … Continue reading
The week before Eid I hosted book club at my apartment for the first time. Since the book, The Invention of Wings, was about Charleston, South Carolina, I decided to make a Low Country Boil. It actually went really well despite having to hunt down and use some alternative ingredients! (And the fact that it … Continue reading
Its that time of year again… cows have started showing up in the city by the truck load. These pictures are taken a few doors down from my apartment. While driving past the other day, my driver Joshim remarked “showoff”! This guy built a cow shed out on the road out side his house so … Continue reading
There is a new ice skating rink that opened in Dhaka! It’s not “real” ice, but it’s plexiglass that you can skate on. My friend Rachel and I went out with her son to check it out this past weekend. It was definitely and interesting experience! The best part was the cheezy 90’s music they … Continue reading
This morning on a location scouting project for an upcoming event that my company is going to do, we stumbled upon the Dhaka wholesale flower market! It was a nice surprise! I’ve seen part of it before from the car, but this time we walked through the whole market. One of the reasons the market … Continue reading
There is a very popular and very exclusive boat share in Dhaka, where 11 individuals buy into sharing a launch boat that they can use through out the year. It’s very rare for a spot to come open in the share, and it’s very tough to get in! There are three boats in the boat … Continue reading
This past weekend was another classic this would only happen in Bangladesh event, the Canadian High Commission and Club sponsored the Rickshaw Relay Races to benefit the Acid Victims Network. Because what’s funnier than a bunch of foreigners trying to pedal rickshaws around, and if it benefits a good cause, why not? The event was … Continue reading
Blonde And In Bangladesh 