A Day in the Sun

Dear friends,
We have all enjoyed our special visit from Leah Harris, an old classmate of mine from high school, who is now doing her masters in agricultural economics at Virginia Tech. She is in Bangladesh for her thesis research, so it has been fun to show her around. She and I got to take the children on a special trip to see the national memorial to the 1971 War of Independence. This is quite an impressive structure, a series of concrete towers culminating in a grand spire flying high into the sky. Around the memorial are the mass graves of hundreds of people massacred during the revolution. It is a quiet, peaceful place, and is surprisingly uplifting in it its beauty, and in the beauty of the acres of gardens which surround it. The kids absolutely loved it. Many of them had probably never ridden in a private car before, so just the chance to get out and see a bit of their country was really thrilling for them. There is nothing more magical than the eyes of a child who has seen something for the first time. They also got the chance to run around when they got to the memorial. After seeing the sites, we ended up playing tag on the lawn, and I found myself thoroughly soaked with sweat by the end! After a couple hours, we piled into the car for the ride home, the kids intently enjoying a cup of ice cream.