We made it to Bangladesh yesterday. We arrived at about 5 AM Bangladesh time, so we had all day before we wanted to sleep. We did take naps which I don't know if they helped or not, but we managed to stay up to 9 PM. We woke up at 6:30 this morning and felt pretty good. I estimate that I got about 2-3 hrs. of sleep in a 52 hr. period.
My first impression of Bangladesh is that it is even less developed than I expected. Traffic is crazy and road lanes don't mean much, there is piles of trash on the sides of the streets, and the power lines are a mess. The best word to describe what I have seen is chaotic. There are also people everywhere which I did expect. We went for a walk around Bogra yesterday, and didn't see another foreigner. We of course drew a lot of stares which is the typical reaction of Bengalis when they see a white person. I defininately was out of my comfort zone.
I had my first experience with rickshaws yesterday, and it created a story that I am sure I will tell for a long time. I think it deserves its own post, so I won't go into details now, but I will definitely share later. Basically I wound up by myself in a rickshaw on my first day in a new country without knowing the language, where I was going, and with no local currency. Later rickshaw rides were a little more comfortable mentally but not necessarily physically.
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