Hi all, we are now in Chandpur, a day earlier than expected due to a change in plans. Our time so far in Bangladesh has been interesting to say the least. The traffic in Dhaka has to be seen to be believed. There are all manner of modes of transport from the rickshaw to large buses and everything in between, including auto rickshaws, mostly green covered three wheeled cars with motorbike fronts and cages around the outside. They all vie for the same space on the road, sometimes going the opposite way to the rest of the traffic, not following any road rules except keep left, unless there is something in front of you. It has not been uncommon to have two auto rickshaws approaching each other with a vehicle passing one of them down the middle on roads no wider than the mountain road. This can be a little nerve racking, but our drivers have been fantastic so far.
Our time in Brahmanbaria was a delight. The boys in the hostel, of which there are 50, were wonderful, friendly and polite. We had the day with them after arriving at 9am. The mission compound contains the hostel, a school where 2000 students attend in two shifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. There is also a church and a maternity hospital. We saw 5 new-borns, 3 of which were healthy and 2 in incubators, quite sick. They were still very small compared to western newborns. The boys performed for us and we reciprocated with a couple of items of our own, followed by handing out balloons to them all. They loved the balloons and spent the rest of the afternoon hitting them around, making them squeal and eventually popping them. Better than lollies.
Our time in Brahmanbaria was a delight. The boys in the hostel, of which there are 50, were wonderful, friendly and polite. We had the day with them after arriving at 9am. The mission compound contains the hostel, a school where 2000 students attend in two shifts, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. There is also a church and a maternity hospital. We saw 5 new-borns, 3 of which were healthy and 2 in incubators, quite sick. They were still very small compared to western newborns. The boys performed for us and we reciprocated with a couple of items of our own, followed by handing out balloons to them all. They loved the balloons and spent the rest of the afternoon hitting them around, making them squeal and eventually popping them. Better than lollies.
Thanks for the update Peter. I hope you're all well. How is everyone handling the heat? Are the kids responding well to the experiences? What about the adults?
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