English at Uttam's

Yum!

On Wednesday night, we decided to makes smores for dessert after dinner. We roasted marshmallows on the stove and substituted sweet biscuits for graham crackers (which they don't really have here). They were delicious!

A couple of the girls and I are playing Uno

On Thursday I went to Uttam's Place, which is an AG tutoring center for young girls. All of the girls live in the slums, and the volunteers there are young women from the Home of Hope orphanage. The goal of Uttam's Place is to be alongside each of these girls as they grow, preparing them for a university education. It's run by a Bengladeshi woman, but AG people from the States work there a few days out of each week. I spent the day working on English with a handful of girls. We went over days of the week, months, and daily activities. For lunch, I went to KFC (you read correctly). It was actually really good; everything's spicier here. :)

Today (Friday) is church day in Bangladesh. Friday and Saturday are the weekend here, since it's a Muslim country. We went to the largest AG church in Dhaka (there are several all around the city). After the service, I went out to eat at the American Club again. We rested in the afternoon, but I also went to a movie store ($1 boot-legged movies, anyone? heehee shhh) and to a bookstore where I picked up some English grammar books for Mizoram. This evening we went to the Engage graduation. The students leave tomorrow for the States. The program is one year, but students have the option of returning for a second year. Three of the students are leaving permanently and two are returning.

These are the afternoon girls.
Another group comes in the morning.

Tomorrow is my last full day in Bangladesh. I'm going out to lunch with a bunch of people and to a youth service in the afternoon. Not much is planned for the rest of my time here, but I certainly have things to do. I need to start thinking about sermon writing, lesson planning, and packing for Mizoram! I leave for India on Sunday.