Today was definitely an adventure. We went to town again, this time without a translator, was just us three girls and Mrs. Waid. Mrs. Waid needed to get some towels and stuff and Chantel and I needed a couple more everyday shalwar kameez’s, so we went to quite a few of the material shops. That’s all they really look like, probably because that is all they are. They are basically a room open with usually 2 sides to the streets. They are a raised room set up with stools in front for people to sit at and browse through the merchandise. There are a few nicer/newer shops that you actually walk into yourself (you must take your shoes off first) and can browse through all the outfits hanging up. Mrs. Waid only knows a little Bangla, so it was interesting to see her try and get across what she was looking for. She has a few shops in Hili that she always goes to for certain things and those shops have worked well for her, so she sticks with them. At one of those shops she just kept coming up with more and more stuff that she needed. Being without a translator definitely was an experience that we don’t really want to repeat, especially at the tailors, our outfits didn’t turn out quite right with a translator the first time, we are kind of wondering what they will turn out like this time without one!
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