Today is Sunday....weekend for you, but in Bangladesh, the beginning of the work week. We started it off with a staff meeting at the MCC office. Everyone here seems really friendly and helpful....a bit of a change from some other places I've worked but I won't expound on that to protect identities. We had orientation to go over finances and policies, lunch at the Shanks, then free time which has allowed me to connect my computer to Broadband, get my cell phone going, and catching up on some other things. One priority I have is to track down Diet Cola! I was craving it so much at 2 am when I had insomnia....I think because I also had a bit of a headache and was slightly nauceous. Nothing has been particularly eventful. I cut Cicely's hair last night and am thinking that could be a back up career for me when I finish this job. I also am thinking all the support and help (people to cook for me, clean for me, wash my clothes....) is going to make me absolutely USELESS!
Tomorrow I will meet the family I will live with for the next 3 months, which I look forward to. Tuesday morning we will leave at 6:30 a.m. for a trip to see some of MCC's projects. We heard about the Arsenic program today. It's pretty amazing....all these tubewell's were put in to give people water and then found out people were getting arsenic poisening. MCC is helping to install rainwater catchalls and also researching alternative models which will be most effective and efficient. I'll tell you more about the programs and post some photos after my little tour. I'll be back by the 2nd, after which I start language study...groan! hope to hear from you!
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