Here is one of the many houses we saw as we walked about the area. The simplicity of life here is amazing. One of our walks took us to the river where there is normally a water fall. During this season it would better be described as a water trickle. The kids did find a pooled area to splash in, till we discovered it was where the locals came to get water and we were stirring it up quite a bit. They were also worried that the kids might slip and fall. We left, not knowing if we had offended them, or if they were simply worried for our safety.
The Hill Tracts are home to many different tribal groups. This is a Tripura woman. We found the tribal people to be a friendly and gentle people.
Here is a little boy that Austin came across on one of his trips.
All in all, we had a great time away, and no one was very eager to get on the night bus back to Dhaka. We left at 8 p.m. and arrived at our stop in Dhaka at 4:15 this morning. Needless to say, we were all exhausted and so grateful to be able to crash at Austin's parents place again. We all got some real sleep and have spent the day with them, eating, sleeping, laughing and playing, trying not to think about our next trip, which begins tomorrow morning. This time, a co-worker from Mymensingh, is taking our family to visit MCC's projects in the south. So if you check back in a few days, we should have some more photos from yet another part of this small yet amazing country of Bangladesh.
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