Title: Bangin' in the 'Desh (
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Bittersweet symphony - 27/Jun/2010 12:25 - 5062 days ago
Apologies. I haven't written in over two months and now I'm actually leaving the 'Desh in only five days! Ah, so so much has hap...
1500 Taka for a kiss? - 02/Apr/2010 17:33 - 5148 days ago
I went down to Khulna a few weeks ago to visit my friend and fellow VSO volunteer, Lesa. Now, as much as I love Lesa, Khulna is ...
Chittagong complexities - 02/Apr/2010 13:56 - 5148 days ago
Before I leave Bangladesh I am determined to visit the Chittagong Hill Tracts. It's an area that absolutely fascinates me even t...
Dhaka disaster? - 29/Mar/2010 09:40 - 5152 days ago
I discovered this article today about Dhaka in today's English newspaper, The Daily Star. I know I've tried to describe how ...
Hot and bothered - 25/Mar/2010 17:28 - 5156 days ago
Over the past two weeks I've been unbearably hot. So hot it's been absolute agony. There's absolutely no break from it. Ever. No...
Banglalish - 18/Mar/2010 07:12 - 5163 days ago
After six months of life in the‘Desh, I thought I’d have mastered Bengali a lot more than I have but in actual fact, it’s ...
Laila - 15/Mar/2010 15:16 - 5166 days ago
It was humid today. So humid I could hardly breathe. We had three power cuts at work and then when I finally got home after an h...
Therapy Post Thailand? - 04/Mar/2010 08:05 - 5177 days ago
This blog post has been rattling inside my head for over two months now. The way I’ve been feeling recently has been extremely...
Saying 'I Do' - 07/Feb/2010 07:00 - 5202 days ago
It’s been a while since I’ve written because so much has happened over the last month but I’m going to back track slightly...
The emperor's new clothes - 15/Dec/2009 09:39 - 5256 days ago
When I first thought of living in Bangladesh, I had an image of myself; flowing silk saris, beautiful scarves, beads, really lon...
Into the wild - 06/Dec/2009 08:49 - 5265 days ago
I woke up on Tuesday morning at 6am. Dhaka was dark and the prayer hadn’t even begun. I was going to Kuakata.Kuakata is in Pat...
Nine and a half weeks - 06/Dec/2009 05:12 - 5265 days ago
I knew that headline would grab your attention but sadly, no tales in that respect. Ha. Nine and a half weeks really means, that...
Eid Mubarak - 29/Nov/2009 11:35 - 5272 days ago
I woke up on Saturday morning to a strange sound. A moaning, animal sound...Eid-al-Adha sacrifices had begun.Over the last few d...
Thursday's the new Friday - 26/Nov/2009 09:30 - 5275 days ago
In a land of no pubs, bars, or liquor stores, there IS alcohol to be found in Bangladesh if you look hard enough. It’s mo...
I have a plan - 24/Nov/2009 10:00 - 5277 days ago
I got my work plan approved which means I now‘technically’ have some structure around what I‘m doing here, something docum...
The sounds of Dhaka - 21/Nov/2009 08:51 - 5280 days ago
They say New York is the city that never sleeps but really, it’s Dhaka. Every moment of every day is filled with noise. It pou...
Getting to know the 'hood - 19/Nov/2009 05:29 - 5282 days ago
Last week, the British girl I live with and I, got followed home by two street children. We had been shopping in Meena Bazar aka...
Working girl - 10/Nov/2009 06:43 - 5291 days ago
My first day at work was only a few hours; a tour of the small office which is in a busy area of town called Ramna (where all of...
Home sweet home? - 10/Nov/2009 05:28 - 5291 days ago
I was going to write about this a few weeks ago, but to be honest, it’s been hard for me to put into words. My perspective on ...
List of things I won’t take for granted ever again - 05/Nov/2009 06:17 - 5296 days ago
- Running, drinkable, and hot water- Constant electricity- A soft pillow- A comfy couch- Fast Internet- Air Conditioning- A wash...
Big Brother is watching you - 27/Oct/2009 12:09 - 5305 days ago
With a month long induction it’s a struggle to stay motivated to say the least. It seems as though the whole scenario has turn...
Rude awakenings - 12/Oct/2009 13:30 - 5320 days ago
One of the British girls and I went to the big market on Saturday to buy material to get clothes made. Since our home stay is co...
The hangover - 12/Oct/2009 13:23 - 5320 days ago
After a couple of days of the‘ole VSO orientation routine, Thursday, aka the new Friday, rolled around. The Bagha club was on ...
Realizations and perceptions - 10/Oct/2009 11:14 - 5322 days ago
Even through it’s only a few days in, I feel like I’m starting to get a handle on the routine here. I usually stir awake aro...
Departures and first impressions - 10/Oct/2009 11:10 - 5322 days ago
As I waited at the departure gate, about to board the dreaded 15 hour flight from Toronto to Hong Kong, I looked around at every...
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