(That is Elham, our resident Bangadeshi child who teaches me the name of animals in Bangla) So I had a frustrating week at work, culminating in not getting to go on a trip to the Southern Region of Chittagong for a Buddhist Monk training session with the Leaders of Influence Program. I've been pretty bitter and probably not all that pleasant to deal with. John took off on the trip this morning. I ended up going with Russell (one of our colleagues), his wife and their friends on a boat trip north of Dhaka. It was amazing how in a very short distance, life is so different, and somewhat more pleasant. We got on the boat which is owned by a number of ex-pats. There were cushions and such on the floor and it was just a lovely relaxing trip up the river. 
Anne (Russell's wife) brought some great food including quiche, lovely cheese, French bread and some fantastic brownies. Wine and beer for all. It was pretty fantastic and may have eased my bitterness a bit. 
(Although the weather was getting a little threatening, but turned out fine)
It also helped when John sent a text to say that the whole bloody country looks exactly the same (7 hours from Dhaka). But the best part of today may have been wearing shorts and a tank top in public for numerous hours. Nice. Anyways, I am chilling tonight, watching some of the movies I have picked up for 120 taka (2 dollars) - oh piracy. They are perfect quality, but it gives me something to do. Anyways, I will speak to you all soon. Oh, Jaylyn, Karbati maybe the stupidest national sport ever. It is a mix of red rover and tag while yelling karbati, karbati, karbati. Unfortunately I haven't seen anyone playing it, but if I did I would ask to join in just to say I had played.
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