Its with great sadness that I report that I’m leaving Dhaka, and the last of my Dhaka days are coming to a close. Realizing that there were so many last things that I would be doing I set out to take as many pictures of my daily routine as possible. Here are more pictures of … Continue reading
Here are some street scenes of Dhaka from the past two weeks!
A friend of mine shared this video of a short movie about everyday life in Dhaka that an expat made here. 90% of the scenes in the video are of my neighborhood, and walk by every day! The video also does a great job contrasting the rich v. poor element of Dhaka, how cahotic the … Continue reading
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
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
While I was home last month, I had a lot of requests for more videos on the blog! I am happy to oblige, and took these two short videos the other day on the 10 minute walk from my office to our research office. Things to look for- the barber shop, food stands and the … Continue reading
Blonde And In Bangladesh 