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It's been a while since my last post but I wanted to wait until I could share some fun pictures! This past week was spent developing and sending out a questionnaire to the Habitat for Humanity staff both in Dhaka and around the country concerning their thoughts on topics that could be used for an advocacy program. The feedback we have already received has been really helpful and interesting and I'm hoping that this week will get us some more.  This past weekend i went on a tour of the old part of Dhaka, is was quite the memory making experience ;-D. I was picked up around 9 am and the first place we went was the Bangladesh Parliament building. We weren't able to go in because it was the weekend and if you want to get access you have to go through this process of approvals. By parliament there is also this big park where a former president is buried. Here are some pics, included in this is my first picture featuring myself in Bangladesh. The blog isn't working with me right now so all the pictures are going to be below all of the text, there are a lot but incase we aren't facebook friends I wanted to share :-). The next stop was a Hindu temple, we were actually able to go in which was neat. The next stop was a tea stand, they are found all along the city and are places for gathering and a quick drink of tea. The rest of the day was interesting because unbeknownst to me the previous evening was a Muslim holiday and most of the sites we were supposed to be visiting were actually closed. The guide tried to find other places to visit, such as Dhaka University, and we went on a longer boat ride than originally scheduled. The heat index for yesterday was 113 degrees Fahrenheit, on the boat it was very hot and many of you know I get a bit motion sick. I was not feeling the best but it was really interesting seeing the traffic on the water, the guide said at the end of the day when many people are getting off of work there will be actual traffic on the river because so many people are going back and forth and there are only two bridges. Following the boat ride and a little Traci needs to cool off now moment, we went to a yummy lunch. The last part of the tour was a rickshaw ride through the old part of Dhaka, some of the streets were so narrow that cars are not able to go through them. This was really neat and I am happy to say that I have grown to enjoy rickshaws quite a bit!

Although we didn't get to see all that was expected, the tour was still a great time to see a part of the city I had not been in yet and to learn a bit more about the history. I'm supposed to be sent some other pictures from the day and when I get those I will make another post!

Thank you all for continuing to keep up with this blog and for all your kind words, I really appreciate them! Make those memories and see you soon!

The stairs on this side of the building are only for the President to use.  

Seeing a man on a boat with a bike made me smile.