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Day 329

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November 25, 2010

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY to all my American friends. I know my Canadian friends have long ago digested their Thanksgiving meals! I know these aren’t turkeys, but turkeys are expensive in Bangladesh. I think they might cost $70! I haven’t checked lately, and my memory isn’t what it used to be. Hopefully I’m not exaggerating! These are some ducks at Halim’s place. Today us fellows on the team are cooking the meal for the ladies. The menu is a secret, so I won’t disclose it until later! Have a great day!

Tags: Bangladesh, Birds, Color, Dhaka, Holiday, Mohammadia Housing

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Day 327

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November 23, 2010

WELL IT’S FOR SURE! ALICE AND I are spending Christmas in Bali.

HERE IS ALICE having a nice curried beef, rice, spicy potato, dal, and rice meal at Halim’s place. Halim’s mother is on the right. Her curries are some of the best we have tasted in Bangladesh.

Tags: Alice, Bangladesh, Color, Dhaka, Food, Girl, Lady, Mohammadia Housing, Mother

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Day 325

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November 21, 2010

HALIMER CHOTO BEI SNAN KORCHE! Ok, I’ll translate. Halim’s younger brother taking a shower.

Tags: Bangladesh, Color, Dhaka, Mohammadia Housing, Mohammadpur, Showering

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Day 324

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HERE I AM IN A MOHAMMADIA HOUSING street helping to skin a cow. Halim my friend is on the left standing in front of a tea stand that his family owns.

Tags: Bangladesh, Color, Dhaka, Korbani Eid, Marland, Mohammadia Housing, Mohammadpur

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Day 322

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November 18, 2010

HERE I AM ON MOHAMMADIA HOUSING’S MAIN ROAD adjusting my lungi before I started helping to skin this cow. I didn’t want the lungi to fall off!

Tags: Bangladesh, Color, Dhaka, Korbani Eid, Mohammadia Housing, Mohammadpur

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Day 321

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November 17, 2010

TODAY IN BANGLADESH IT WAS EID-ul-Ajha, which is the Eid in which they sacrifice an animal to in recognition of when Abraham took his son to Mt. Moriah to be sacrificed. Each family decides whether to sacrifice a camel (rarely in Bangladesh), a cow, or a goat. We had 13 cows and 9 goats in our parking garage this morning in prep for this event. We live in an apartment with 32 apartments. Here in a nearby field there are many Bengalis participating in the special prayers before the sacrifices happen.