Picture Bangladesh

By Kelsey

The boat trip south of Dhaka took all night…

In the morning, fog clung to the Padma River…

I played a full-contact game of tag in which whoever is IT had to chant Kabaddi Kabaddi Kabaddi…

I got tackled…

And most of all, people stared.

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April 2nd, 2007 | 11:51 am

Kyle said:

Dude,

You’ve got to play more physical than that if you want to “get over” with those guys.
April 2nd, 2007 | 9:56 pm

Kelsey said:

Yeah, I should\’ve busted a rib or two. I\’ll have you know that the pic of me getting tackled is a pic of me about to score 5 points and win the game of Kabaddi. It was glorious!!!!
April 4th, 2007 | 7:59 am

jv said:

That first pic brings back a lot of memories of my experience in Bangladesh in 1999. Constantly surrounded by kids, lots of curiosity, and plenty of smiles. Glad you’re enjoying the place.
April 4th, 2007 | 8:17 pm

Kelsey said:

jv,

The people are great here. Itcan be tiring being stared at all of the time, but if you have the energy to engage the crowd awesome stuff happens. Lots of laughter and lots of smiles.
April 15th, 2007 | 8:02 pm

HijabMan said:

b wahhahahaha, you played kabbadi! that game rocks!
May 29th, 2007 | 9:52 am

Scotty Lee’s Spirit of Soccer - Travel - Buddies, Country: Cambodia, Good Ideas - Where Am I Wearing? said:

[...] When I’m traveling somewhere, especially when I don’t speak the language, I’m always looking for a pickup game of something: basketball, soccer, pool, Frisbee, hackey sack, Kabbadi, baseball. You name it and I’ll play it. Sport has the ability to break down the social reservations that the players may have and open lines of communication. There is no better way to win over a village worth of kids than to play a game with them. [...]