Conversation with Das (our Driver)

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Carrie: You hear on news fighting in Dahmundi? Shootings?
Das: Hm?
Carrie: Today shootings in city? Hear on news?
Das: mm Hm
Carrie: What happened? Is it safe now?
Das: mm Hm
Carrie: Any problems now?
Das: Yes. 9 died. Army men.
Carrie: Sargent died?
Das: Mm hm
Matt: very bad.
Das: yes.
Carrie: still fight? now?
Das: No. 9AM stop maybe 12:30. Maybe curfew tonight.
Carrie/Matt: Ahh. Hmm.

Now I Can Survive in Dhaka

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A recent and surprising addition to the US Commissary .... it's a taste explosion! This is specifically dedicated to Kerstyn whom introduced me to all the goodness that is Nerd's Rope. I'm sure Willy Wonka did not actually think of it himself but more likely bought out a some really high dude in his basement that was messing around licking gummy bears and sticking them in nerds. I unveiled this product with awe in my 3rd grade class room to cries of "is it possible?" "say you'll share" and "ahhhhhh" ... then I ate it in front of them. They were being bad.

Dhaka Construction: Brickies in Bangladesh

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More Dhaka man powered manual labor in Bangladesh. This guy gets the big taka.