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SMART Boards
There are a few SMART Boards at the school and this year I've tried my best to expose the kids to them. Out of the three times I've taken the kids into the library room that's it's set up in, it's frozen up exactly 10-15 minutes into the use of it. Projector, board, and laptop all being issues and then I spend 10-15 minutes trying to get it working again. The kids have dubbed it the "DUMB board" and say "it's lost it's brain" and several other unfunny jokes and comments that didn't help while I was trying to get the stupid technology to work. I told the kids I'm giving it one more chance and then I'm waiting another 5 years. Ohh and that's Gwen the California valley girl in the picture ... the kids don't understand her too old for her age language and attitude.
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4 Day Weekend!!!
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Normally our weekend is Friday and Saturday and this coming Thursday we had off for the Eid holiday. But there was a chance that Eid would fall on Wednesday depending on the sighting of the moon on Tuesday night. The buzz at school is that we might have a 4 day weekend but would have to wait to get that sms or email on Tuesday night. The overseas staff remained positive while the Muslims at the school told us it would never happen. Imagine working Christmas Eve and waiting until the evening to see if you are going to celebrate Christmas the next day. Walter Plotkin, our wise leader, has seen fit to preemptively give us Wednesday off. There was literally dancing and shouts of joy heard throughout the halls as the news filtered around. My kids screamed and spontaneously broke into song and dance. I was a good day! Especially for all the support staff that have to shop and travel long distances to celebrate Eid with their families in their villages.
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More Woes
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The van CD player stopped working ... well actually it's just being picky. Out of the case of CD's in the car it will only play Paul Simon and Spin Doctors so far. That's OK because we just found that car tape player adapter that I thought we'd never need again and I'd almost thrown out.
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Car Stereo Woes
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The stereo in the van was not playing cds and the FM dial did not go above 90.0 (BBC news is 100.0 FM) so the school was going to replace it. The brand new stereo still does not go above 90FM or play CDs. Kind of a waste of time huh? I did find out later that it will play some original cds. Well at least can listen to the Wallflowers and we have music for the long ride home.
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Mosquitos Out
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The new bed and mosquito net are in place and so much larger and comfortable than the old version. The 'old' bed felt like you were being smothered under a gauze bandage but now we feel like we are laying in a gauze cube ... of sorts. It is a modified sled bed ... not that seld-y at all actaully but it was made from a two photos I printed off the internet and I told the woodman "Poban" that I wanted the front of this one and the back of the other. "No Problem! You will have maximun satisfaction!" he said and at the price it was a bargain. Mosquitos do have a harder time slipping in to the folds. The "best' Bengali mattress I purchased was like sleeping on coconut husks (which they actaully use to stuff mattresses) but with the foam pad and matress topper that came in the shipment all have been made comfy.undefined
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English Dave in Dhaka
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This woman followed us around as a 'guide' to the bazaar and was quite helpful in making sense of the maze inside the market. She also 'helped' bargain and thankfully kept other 'guides' away. Dave and Caroline had there own 'guides' .... mine had a kickin' unibrow and I only had to pay her 100 taka.


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Year of the Rat!
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So it's more traps tonight.

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A Ride to (Before Ramadan)
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Carrie fired up the camera and I commentated for the short ride to school. This was before Ramadan started.undefined
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Chopping Broccolli or Grinding Jewerly
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Happy Ramadan!!
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Today is the first day of Ramadan and although traffic is bad on the mile it takes to commute home .... we never expected it to be this bad. after traveling approximately 100 yards from the school traffic was at a stand still. Carrie suggested walking and after another five minutes of going nowhere I agreed (got to get home for some baby time!). The walk was a pleasant mix of aromas, eyefuls of staring, beautiful lakeside scenery, and more strong aromas. Carrie and I had never walked before and it took about 15 minutes .... the driver showed up an hour later. Carrie is pointing to the traffic on the bridge we'd have to wrassle (texan) with.




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The Club
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Breakfast by the pool on a weekend morning? The three-story building is the back has a restaurant on the 1st floor, a pub on the second and the "banana cabana" on the top.

Lush and green all year round!

Lush and green all year round!
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Shopping for Uncle Sam
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Here's an idea what shopping in the commissary looks like and taken with a hidden camera. There are a five aisles like this and recently they have been stocked with all that is Americana. Magic Shell? Cheese Puffs? Apple Jacks? All possible!



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