Today we wanted to go into town really bad. We were all really ready to get off the campus for a bit so we were looking for a way into town, plus there were a few things we needed to get! Our little putt-putt is broken and so we had to see if we could find another way in. We found out Oly, the office assistant here, was going and so we asked if we could catch a ride with her. She agreed and said she would call a rickshaw van. When we all were ready to go we found out that no rickshaw van had been called so we started walking, Oly said we would find one on the way. When she told us this we knew it would be an adventure! We did find one and he took us in. I have to say these Bengalis honestly impress me. They ride bikes everywhere and the rickshaw drivers are especially impressive. They have to have super muscular legs to pedal as long as they do with heavy loads. Our rickshaw driver was no exception, he kept a pretty good pace and four of us in the back could not have been super light; although that was nothing compared to the trip back. Oly had to get food for a dinner she was making for the visiting pastor and his wife tomorrow and we needed some shelves and wanted to look at more shalwar kameezs. We found all we need and plus, so our rickshaw van was very crowded going back. It was cool going in with Oly. Since she needed food we went to food market area, which is an area we never went to before. It was really interesting to see all the rice and spices in the bags ready to be scooped out, measured, and taken away!
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