Tuesday: When I woke up, there were hundreds and hundreds of dragonflies swarming outside my window. At first I was in awe at how beautiful they were, and then my thoughts turned to Amanda. I am really missing her today.
After eating a plate of fresh mango for breakfast, we embarked on a day-long journey of doing errands. Professor Haque insisted that we visit his studio before we left, so we did that first. Then, we headed off to the studio of one of Heather's favorite artists, a student of Professor Haque's named Kanak Chakma. Her work is amazing (will post pictures later)! I hope I can persuade Brian to let me bring a piece home with me!
We visited the home of one of Heather's friends--a Bangladeshi woman who attended Miami of Ohio back in the 70's. Then, we hired a driver to take us to do a bit of shopping/sightseeing. I am especially happy with a poster I bought for my office. There is a woma
n seated in the middle of the poster with arms coming out from all around her. Each arms is engaged in a different aspect of traditional "woman's work" (sewing, cooking, taking care of the kids, etc.). It says in huge letters (both Bangla & English), "My wife doesn't work."We ended the day with Heather introducing me to her favorite pizza place here. I feel so guilty for eating pizza in Bangladesh, but it was delicious!
Chakma: http://www.newagebd.com/2006/jan/01/newyear06/heroes08.html
1 comment:
What a great story for the day. I wish I was better at international time zone stuff, I would have made a shopping request for sure! I love the poster you described, can't wait to see it. I am going to buy a poster for my office this year, too, give it a bit of pizazz! You know what, don't feel guilty about pizza, because I love international pizza! My favorite pizza's have been in England (at Jake's uncle Ed's fish n chips shop) and in France. Of course, pizza in Italy is good too, but I kinda like all the different ways that other people do "pizza" always a mix of their traditional flavors in a pizza-type setting ! :0) No Guilt!
Yeah, the dragon flies... I have seen a few HUGE one's here, too, they make noise like they're remote controlled or something. weird.
Shopping is so fun in other countries. It sounds like a great time for your last few days. Jake will be excited to hear all about the studio and artist you met. I hope you get a nice little piece to bring home.
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