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2012 Day 81

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March 23, 2012

CAROL AND IDA REALLY DID EAT WITH THEIR HANDS.  THIS IS THE NORMAL METHOD FOR BENGALIS WITH BANGLA FOOD.  This was the noon meal at the Taize brothers after the worship service.  The one brother was teasing the ladies that there was an examination.  If they failed to show they could eat decently with their hands he was going to produce spoons for them to use.  They were glad they had one day to practice before this! They must have passed the test since no spoons were produced.  It was quite a bit easier since it was kitcheri!

Eating kitcheri with their hands!

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2012 Day 78

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March 18, 2012

CAROL AND IDA ON A MYMENSINGH!  They even looked for an excuse to go for a rickshaw ride just before supper.  Riding rickshaws was their favorite mode of transportation, though they really enjoyed the train. They are leaving for the airport at midnight tonight! 😦

We sure have had a good time of catching up with our good friends.

They love riding on a rickshaw with great views and feeling the breezes, etc.

 

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2012 Day 74

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March 14, 2012

WE STAYED AT HOTEL AMIR IN MYMENSINGH.  It was a nice hotel.  Here are glimpses of a mural in the stairwell along with the ladies.

Alice, my wife!

 

Carol, my cousin and our friend!

 

Ida, a good friend of ours from America who came to visit.

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2012 Day 71

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March 11, 2012

ALL ABOARD!   CAROL GETTING ON THE TRAIN FOR MYMENSINGH, BANGLADESH. Each ticket cost 60 tk (75 cents) for the 120 km ride!

Ida and Carol getting ready to board the train.

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Day 350

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December 16, 2011

40TH YEAR CELEBRATION FOR BANGLADESH IS TODAY!  The day when the liberation war with Pakistan ended.  I was 23 years old and I don’t recall seeing it in the news,  but I am enjoying visiting in this country.  Two of my grandsons were born here in Bangladesh.  It is interesting that I am almost as old as Pakistan and my sons are almost as old as Bangladesh.  Both of my sons have spend time working here in this country filled with many friendly hospital Bengalis.  It is a country of 150 million people with 15 million living in the capital of Dhaka.  At least 88% of the people are Muslim.  With time constraints in today’s schedule I didn’t have time to locate photos of the National Flag, Flower, Bird, or Animal.  Of course the Bengal Tiger has eluded me!  I once took a photo of a tiger’s track that the guide thought was maybe less than an hour old!  I decided to post this photo which not only was handy in my flash drive, but showed the friendliness of Bengalis in this village near Mymensingh. We have visited this village twice this year.

Alice on the left; Katriel standing; Moriah sitting; Marland sitting on the right.

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Day 305

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November 1, 2011

FOREIGN VISITORS ATTRACT A CROWD IN BAILOR VILLAGE in Mymensingh district in Bangladesh.

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Day 269

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September 28, 2011

MCC’s  NEW OFFICE BUILDING and Guesthouse at the R & D location in Mymensingh.

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Day 266

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September 25, 2011

BENGALI LADY FRYING PITAS in Bailor Village near Mymensingh.

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Day 256

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September 14, 2011

MARVIN, ALICE, MYSELF AND MARGARET ENTERING BAILOR VILLAGE IN MYMENSINGH.

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Day 255

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September 13, 2011

MARGARET, IONA, KIM, AND MARVIN seated in the middle of the courtyard of these Bailor village homes.  They treated us royally.

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Day 253

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September 11, 2011

MY CONDOLENCES TO THOSE THAT LOST LOVED ONES ON 9/11/01!

 

Here is a young Bengali village girl posing at the tube well after she filled her container with water.

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Day 251

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September 9, 2011

HERE IS MY FRIEND MARVIN GETTING READY TO CROSS THE SMALL STREAM on a two-piece bamboo bridge I just crossed.  We of course, drew a crowd of villagers. This was in Bailor Village near Mymensingh City.

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