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Day 339

BENGALI LADY GETTING water for cooking.

YOUNG BENGALI GIRL.  THINKING? Or sad?

Day 337

HERE I AM TAKING A PRETEND PHOTO OF A dragonfly.  It is also not my camera.  I just borrowed for this self-portrait.  I was surprised later to see this dragonfly passing by, who couldn’t resist joining the photo-op.

Day 336

THESE ARE NEIGHBORS OF OURS.  I think the boys are brothers and the girl is their house helper. It was Korbani Eid and they were watching the sacrifice of the cows.

Day 335

HALIM, ONE OF MY GOOD MUSLIM BENGALI FRIENDS.  He was dressed for the prayers on Korbani Eid day.  He is one of the 10-20 guys, I play football (soccer) with 5 days a week.

Day 334

I’M REALLY ANXIOUS TO get this camera bag reunited with my Canon XTI (400D) camera! It is in for repairs.

Day 333

AUDREY WITH HER MOM!  They look happy, don’t they?  Sorry, about the old photos.

HALEY WITH HER AUNT CAROL (Photo below) No the color didn’t fade, I was messing with the colors!

LANDON WITH HIS Alice, his small group grandma!

Day 332

HALIM’s niece resting in the chair.

THREE OF HALIM’S COUSINS posing for photos.

Day 330

WE HAD A GREAT THANKSGIVING MEAL YESTERDAY, prepared by the men.

We had goose, chicken, mashed potatoes, bread, french onion soup, pumpkin pie, apple pie, orange/coffee custard, potato stuffing, chicken gravy, momos, veggies, and okra.  Sorry guys, if I missed an item.

Here is a photo of the potato momos I made.  I took momo cooking lessons at a cafe in Darjeeling with Austin.  Here is a link that a lady put online, who had also taken the lessons there:  http://www.ordinaryvegetarian.com/2010/05/tibetan-momos-in-darjeeling.html

Day 329

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!

Day 328

THIS YOUNG BENGALI LAD loved to show me how he could make this top spin.