Hi Everybody!!
It's been a long flight but I finally made it to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Of course the country decided to give me it's warmest welcome with 109 degree weather. Yes I did just say 109 degrees, it is HOT! It's been a while since my last trip here but not much has changed. Although, the traffic on the road seems to be more clear, relatively speaking of course (traffic here would still put the 405 to shame any day). You see Bangladesh believes firmly in road equality. That means that rickshaws, taxis, private cars, dogs, bikes, pedestrians all have access to the exact same road. Imagine two of our freeway lanes. Now picture a system where drivers fit four cars into that section, ignoring the lines, dodging people crossing as they please, and avoiding smashing into bikers. Cars here pass with only a few millimeters between one another. Yeah it's scary and that's why I normally look anywhere but outside when driving places. This has to be one of the only countries where walking is faster that driving. Anyways, my obligatory rant regarding traffic is now complete and I can move on for the day.
I think I took the fastest shower in history this morning as the water was FREEZING. It seemed like the more I turned the hot water to the left the colder it got. So Kelly you're welcome, I just saved the gazillion fish you're always nagging me about :p. Also, the air is super thick here and I can feel myself moving through it. I think that can mostly be attributed to the 70% humidity. Which is super weird, especially for a desert rat like me haha. I think it's safe to say I don't see myself moving away from the California desert anytime soon.
It is a full house here with all my grandmas here. I'm getting a lot of attention from them which is nice hehe BUT it also means they are super concerned about the food I eat in a Jewish grandmother sort of way. So I've been up since 7 am because they were concerned that I was hungry, as according to them I did not eat enough last night and therefore must be starving by this time. Guess we can all say bye to my reputation as sleeping beauty for this trip. It's okay though, because I know they love me a lot and appreciate their concern, even if it comes at the expense of my sleep. Besides that it's been a pretty event less day, the heat seems to induce a type of lethargy like no other. But it's okay because I know that once work starts I'll get super busy and then wish I had free time like I do now. The grass is always greener on the other side I guess haha. Okay well I'm getting sleepy so I better go to bed.
Love and miss you all,
Carolyn
It's been a long flight but I finally made it to Dhaka, Bangladesh. Of course the country decided to give me it's warmest welcome with 109 degree weather. Yes I did just say 109 degrees, it is HOT! It's been a while since my last trip here but not much has changed. Although, the traffic on the road seems to be more clear, relatively speaking of course (traffic here would still put the 405 to shame any day). You see Bangladesh believes firmly in road equality. That means that rickshaws, taxis, private cars, dogs, bikes, pedestrians all have access to the exact same road. Imagine two of our freeway lanes. Now picture a system where drivers fit four cars into that section, ignoring the lines, dodging people crossing as they please, and avoiding smashing into bikers. Cars here pass with only a few millimeters between one another. Yeah it's scary and that's why I normally look anywhere but outside when driving places. This has to be one of the only countries where walking is faster that driving. Anyways, my obligatory rant regarding traffic is now complete and I can move on for the day.
I think I took the fastest shower in history this morning as the water was FREEZING. It seemed like the more I turned the hot water to the left the colder it got. So Kelly you're welcome, I just saved the gazillion fish you're always nagging me about :p. Also, the air is super thick here and I can feel myself moving through it. I think that can mostly be attributed to the 70% humidity. Which is super weird, especially for a desert rat like me haha. I think it's safe to say I don't see myself moving away from the California desert anytime soon.
It is a full house here with all my grandmas here. I'm getting a lot of attention from them which is nice hehe BUT it also means they are super concerned about the food I eat in a Jewish grandmother sort of way. So I've been up since 7 am because they were concerned that I was hungry, as according to them I did not eat enough last night and therefore must be starving by this time. Guess we can all say bye to my reputation as sleeping beauty for this trip. It's okay though, because I know they love me a lot and appreciate their concern, even if it comes at the expense of my sleep. Besides that it's been a pretty event less day, the heat seems to induce a type of lethargy like no other. But it's okay because I know that once work starts I'll get super busy and then wish I had free time like I do now. The grass is always greener on the other side I guess haha. Okay well I'm getting sleepy so I better go to bed.
Love and miss you all,
Carolyn
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