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You can’t understand Bangladesh without appreciating its rivers, for Bangladesh is the delta where the vast Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers meet the sea. The country is therefore a network of vast rivers and tributaries with a large proportion of it underwater, more during the monsoon floods. As over 165 million people live in Bangladesh (a population density [...] The project flat M stays in has two staff to look after everyone; Babul and Bibar, a couple who I thought were in their fifties – M told me they are not much older than us, in their 30’s; the harsh life of Bangladesh takes a physical toll. They were very kind to us, concerned [...] I am very flattered to have been asked a few times when a report on the Bangladesh trip will appear on this blog – it’s gratifying that people are reading and interested. We experienced so much in our ten days in Dhaka that it’s hard to know where to start, so I’ve decided to break the [...] There have been no posts for a couple of weeks because we have been away: visiting husband M in Dhaka, Bangladesh where he is working, then staying with friends in Dubai on the way back through. Dhaka is not a normal family half-term destination and I think some of the playground mums considered me mad to [...] I’ve just returned from a holiday in The Gambia, West Africa, with my two children (aged 4 and 2). “Are you mad?” I hear you gasp, “travelling with children!” Actually, it’s very rewarding. I never expected that I would ever take a child abroad – I didn’t fly until I was twelve and there’s nothing wrong with [...] Two very good friends have just announced that they are moving abroad to work for a few years. Selfishly, I am devastated. They currently live an hour away and as they have two children the same age as Tom and Ben we see each other often and talk regularly. I feel reassured by their proximity. [...] No, not mine, although I’m only able to write this now because Ben is in bed and Tom playing very nicely on his own with cars, trains and a track. My title refers to the pre-school children who I talked to about Kyrgyzstan on Wednesday. They sat in a neat semi-circle in silence, possibly a stunned [...] |
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