April 26, 2007

The beginning of the end

Job creation staff and the Geisers on the roof of the office in Mymensingh
I help Hannah open her handicraft gifts
The bideshis who were the first to welcome me to Bangladesh are getting ready to go home - I don't know Bangladesh without Phil, Rebecca, and Hannah. They will leave in May, but they had their Mymensingh farewell party this morning. Bita and I ran around Mymensingh buying them a farewell gift from our handicraft projects, because you have to give a gift so that they can remember us. Then we all gave speeches about good memories of Phil, Rebecca, and Hannah, and they returned a speech while Hannah played with her new paper mache nativity set. Then there were snacks, pictures, and of course mishty and cha.

2 comments:

Laura said...

Hannah is still so cute! I bet it will be different without them there.

abby said...

She is so big! I can't beleive you've been there since she was born! That is incredible. Do you know when you are sheduled to come home?