Setting off...

Virginia tells...
Last November we decided that we should not miss the opportunity to visit my sister, Ally, for a few months who has been living and working as an Australian Youth Ambassador for Development in Dhaka, the capitol of Bangladesh. This was an opportunity to travel and spend some time actually experiencing life with someone living and working in a different culture and country. We knew from our previous experiences of travel that some of the most enriching travel experiences can come from just "doing life" in a different country. So we left for Bangladesh last Friday feeling much less prepared than usual for this chunk of overseas travel. The month leading up had been hectic with the usual Christmas pulava, kicking off the new year and organising ourselves to leave our jobs for a few weeks. But, as predicted, once we boarded our plane the excitement and anticipation kicked in!

I had not planned on blogging our travels this time, but as we have pondered our experiences together I have felt myself itching to write and reflect so here goes. We will see how long our resolve lasts...