Archive - March, 2007

WHYCT for development

Fono,
What’s up, man? I just had a read of your blog. The “WHYCT for development” post caught me, as I too, have wondered about the theme.
Let me put it this way. Yesterday was a holiday in Bangladesh, the day this young nation proclaimed its independence from Pakistan in 1971. The following months were tragic and [...]

Baha Flower Festival, Rajshahi

March 21 0 Comments Category: Photo Blogs, Photography, Travel

Before Bel took off, we had a chance to visit one of Bangladesh’s rural corners last week: Rajshahi. The pace of life out west is calmer then the rest of the country given its rural nature. An endless agricultural patchwork of lively green and earthy brown rice fields decorated the journey; the festival itself was [...]

Letter from Bangladesh

March 10 1 Comment Category: Personal

I’ve recently returned to Bangladesh and felt a lot about coming back to what has become my new home. Here’s a letter I wrote to somebody I volunteered with who just went back to Canada last week..
Hey Monique,
Great to hear from you! It’s too bad I missed you guys at the returned volunteer weekend—what a [...]