To my faithful blog followers,
I would like to apologize for the brief hiatus in blogging. I checked into a Bangla 5 star hotel yesterday and have been lounging in luxury ever since! I was like a kid in a candy store yesterday. I spent time in the gym, the steam room, took the best shower of my life, and had the most comfortable nights sleep in a long time! I woke up this morning and had a somewhat normal breakfast with my first cup of coffee in almost 3 weeks. It wasn't the best but I have to have something to look forward to! Tonight I had french fries and ice cream for dinner (partly because why not?, and partly because you get used to spending 75 cents - 2 dollars a meal and it just seems really wrong to spend $25 on a buffet dinner!).
This morning I visited a local government hospital and got to see what their protocol is in treating malnutrition from start to finish. It was very enlightening and actually very rewarding to see that what I have spent the last 3 weeks on is a very important issue here.
It is a large referral center for diarrhea and I was shocked to see the patients lined up on cots with holes in the beds draining into buckets. (no pictures necessary, it is just as you might imagine)
I plan to spend some final time in Dhaka tomorrow visiting their large market prior to flying out. I start my 24 hr journey home tomorrow night.
I cannot believe I am less than 24 hrs from flying out!
If this is my final post (I plan on posting some additional pictures after tomorrow), I truly appreciate those of you that took this journey with me. Your emails were more enjoyed than you will ever know, and the only way I made it was knowing that you were all there supporting me.
Thank you!
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