We have arrived at our hotel, our flights went well, our brief layover in the Istanbul airport gave us a chance to stretch our legs and get ourselves used to step 1 of the time change. We then connected to Dhaka, waited for our bags, and made it through customs no problem. We didn't have a ride waiting for us, so after a few calls and a bit of a wait, the hotel sent along a minibus. We are all freshening up and will head out for a walk. The drive here was interesting with chaotic traffic, lots of beeping horns and loads of people! It's wonderful to be here.
It is natural that it would be a real "culture shock" because everywhere you look there are people, sidewalks are really uneven, trash is pretty visible and the smells remind you that you are in a developing country. There are beggars on the narrow sidewalks, crowds of curious people and so much that challenges the eyes to understand and comprehend. We know that life is so different for the people in Bangladesh.
Deb & Ralph
We met this lovely woman and her baby, she was delighted to show us her baby, the mark on his head is a mark put on babies to keep away the evil spirits.
The road just outside our hotel busy with traffic as you can tell.
A group of women, we shared the Izzy dolls
Our first meal, rice and a chow mein dish
Bev, Bashar (driver) & Ralph Bangladesh has an ebola prevention program, with a few questions by the customs officer, 4 health care teachers ready to go!
It is natural that it would be a real "culture shock" because everywhere you look there are people, sidewalks are really uneven, trash is pretty visible and the smells remind you that you are in a developing country. There are beggars on the narrow sidewalks, crowds of curious people and so much that challenges the eyes to understand and comprehend. We know that life is so different for the people in Bangladesh.
Deb & Ralph
We met this lovely woman and her baby, she was delighted to show us her baby, the mark on his head is a mark put on babies to keep away the evil spirits.
The road just outside our hotel busy with traffic as you can tell.
A group of women, we shared the Izzy dolls
Our first meal, rice and a chow mein dish
Bev, Bashar (driver) & Ralph Bangladesh has an ebola prevention program, with a few questions by the customs officer, 4 health care teachers ready to go!
Yay :). Have fun!!!!
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ReplyDeleteHi look fun i hope you gone a have time to enjoy your self a little bit me i ad my theet pull out today a couple more days off pain and after i should be ok for a will i hope lol we ad sophia today she was very nice.she ad a big day plan for us to bad we already learn that stuff in module 2 lol but i think she Adle it prety good .we did a review instead lol. Anyway thats all the news for now so all let you go to your 30 degres cellcius and all go back to my 5 degres lol miss you already bye bye
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