2010 lens: January 2011

233/365.

Goodbye.

One last look at Bangkok, a sweet kiss on the cheek to Jerome, and then I was off...back home to Dhaka. I will miss you Azoti family!

Thank you for the ways you blessed me as neighbors, friends, compatriots in Dhaka, and finally as tourists together in Thailand.

God's peace shine upon you!

Muah!

232/365.

Tourists in the rain.

A dreadfully dreary day to go sightseeing, but the Azoti family and I braved it anyway.

This was the last day I would get to spend with my Bangladeshi family from Togo. Due to visa issues, they stayed in Bangkok to finish up the fellows program while I returned to Dhaka.

It was a lovely last day spent in each other's company.

Took this last photo on our way home to our guesthouse...for more information about an organization that takes steps to rescue women in Thailand from the sex trade, please visit nightlifeinternational.com.

231/365.

LEAD Debrief.

Discussed some intriguing aspects of how to address fundamental issues through language development with these two chaps today. It was some good talk.

230/365.

Malls, Malls, Malls, and Jellies in your Starbucks.

Sounds like Bangkok.

229/365.

Reading Day.

Today I looked over the writings of some smart people with coffee and watched the rain fall on Bangkok.

228/365.

Well Connected.

Today involved scanning books and turning them into pdfs...and also appreciating that my room had four beds.

Yeah, I managed to spread my stuff on every bed.

Awesome.

227/365.

Exploring the City.

Today I set out to discover Bangkok.

I found a cute hemp purse that cannot catch on fire, bunnies and a fellow American from South Georgia with whom to share dinner. Good day.

226/365.

Bangkok!

The Azotis and I ventured over to Thailand to have the first debrief of our program.

This was one of about thirty checked bags of Daal (or Dall) that were on our flight from Bangladesh.

Jerome was pretty overwhelmed at first, but about 5 minutes later he was at the taxi stand speaking in Thai...that kid is seriously adaptable.

225/365.

Iftar!

Finding myself in the midst of Ramadan, a traditional 40 day fast that is annually undertaken by Muslims worldwide, the building staff invited me for some snacks at sunset, (no eating or drinking from sunup to sundown). Below you can spot yummy puffed rice mixture along with dates, fresh fruits, sweet juice and some mighty warm company as a part of today's breaking of the fast.