From the stuffy internet cafe :)

Today is my last day in the...beautiful country of Bangladesh! I can't believe how fast the time has gone! My bags are packed and sitting in the guest house. We'll move over to Domenic and Mary's for tonight.

I don't remember where I left off last post, but maybe I'll try to remember a few interesting bits of info. I don't have my journal with me right now, either.

I've mentioned before the attention we foreigners draw. I could relate any number of stories on the subject. Sometimes we hear things like, "Your country?" and when we say, "America," they usually respond, "Oh! Barack Obama!". Sometimes they try to guess where we're from, and usually guess correctly. But we have heard things like Chinese and Japanese as well.

Waiting for the bus in Khulna to Dhaka, we drew the usual crowd, maybe 20 or 30 laborers with ditch-digging tools. We were the highlight of their day, I'm sure. I'd like to know what they're thinking when they stand there for 15 minutes just watching our every move. Do they get bored, but think maybe we'll do something interesting and they don't want to miss it? Or do they think the way we blink and breathe and shift our weight from one foot to another is so different it's enthralling? You should have seen the way they leaned forward and stared intently at Deborah when she rubbed some lotion on her elbows! I personally thought the guy brushing his teeth with a tree branch was more interesting, but that's just my personal opinion, I guess.

I can't remember the rest of the list of things I'd written down to post about! I think the heat and stuffiness is affecting my brain. And Deborah will be returning to fetch me before too long.

Tomorrow will be a looong day. I leave on Thursday and get home on Thursday, but it will be over 24 hours. Dhaka to Abu Dhabi is about 6 hrs, and Abu Dhabi-London and London-JFK are both 8-9 hours-ish, I think. And that doesn't include lay-overs or travel time from the airport to home! Anyway, hopefully I don't get pegged as a terrorist or have any other troubles! And I'll post more pictures, info, and interesting details when I get home....see you then!