Tripura.
Today I met some kind folks that belong to the adivasi (indigenous) people group, Tripura. I found love in their smiles. Just right there, in their smiles.
238/365.
Today Liam meets Aunt Sara.
I truly felt like I was right there in the hospital room with them.
Technology is amazing.
I was even technically the first in the fam to meet sweet Liam!
Distance, schimtance...
237/365.
August 25, 2011.
Liam Sheppard Enger is born!
What an amazing and blessed day.
I am happy to celebrate my second nephew born into the world.
Sadly, I could not be there in person, but to celebrate in Bangladesh, I brought all of my colleagues this mishti (sweet) - the tastiest one!
236/365.
Echerd Farewell.
Tonight we celebrated the time that both Steve and Pam served in Bangladesh. Pam was already gone, but we enjoyed listening to Steve reflect on his experiences here. What a great difference their presence has made in Bangladesh.
Steve and I compared our heights.
The bideshi ladies pose with nice smiles.
235/365.
Girls in the Kitchen.
This evening I learned a yummy snack called pakora from my sweetest girls and we shared it with the neighbors. :)
234/365.
Burger.
Not sure if this photo corresponds to this day precisely, but I want to include it anyway..
The sweet Pences treated me to an All American lunch...it was quite tasty.
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.
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.
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.
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