well a slow week, counting down the days till perth! but it was a nice week as well, getting to hang out as a team, relax, do a bit of shopping and even got to be taken out to the ‘American club’ in Dhaka to hang out for the day. they had a pool (a storm hit so we had to wait a few hours for the lightning to stop but we still got to swim!) and great food and internet.
the maui team was also in so i got to hang out with the leaders! so nice to see familiar friends! a lot of our team was feeling yucky on and off, i think going back to eating western food did our bodies in after all the rice, potatoes and fried eggs!
i don’t have much to share as most of the week was just recapping from the last two months and looking forward to whats to come. the pool was interesting at the club, by the time i got in Bek (my leader) and Jasmine (maui leader) had all the kids (about 8 of them) rounded up and were playing games with them! quite entertaining and me and Naomi even joined in for a few rounds!
we got our haircuts... i think i mentioned before? maybe not. not a too bad of an experience..... they don’t do bangs very well so i was a tad unimpressed but o’well they’ll grow! i bought some fabric and one of my teammates drew a photo of a dress and i got the tailor to make one for me! i was actually pleasantly surprised as it was not a bangla style at all but he did a very good job!
we left thursday evening, a scary drive in a ‘CNG’ (little motorized car thingy) and got to the airport and were taking off and met the rest of our team (that had been in India) in Dubai! we had a five hour layover and then were on our next/last flight to Perth.
arriving in Perth was overwhelming and very cold. it was a mere 12 degree’s and after our 30-40 degree’s we were used to we were all quite chilled! i knew it would be a hard adjustment but i don’t think i expected it coming back to Perth, just home. today is monday, and i still haven’t gone out anywhere public besides the base and that is even overwhelming. its had to describe but when your gone for eight months in foreign lands you get used to everything being foreign and being the only white people who speak english and coming back is just ‘pow’ in your face. but i plan on going to a grocery store today! woo hoo! haha! got to get some toothpaste, shampoo and things. it will probably be overwhelming with lots of decisions and the price of things here. but it has to be done! can’t hide away forever!
as of right now i fly into edmonton to go to a wedding (cousin) on June 23 and then drive back with my family sometime after that... maybe a week? not sure the day i’ll be home but hopefully i’ll get to spend canada day at home this year!!!!! first time in winnipeg for that day in 8 years!!!!
till next time...
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