It's been a while!

Hi everyone,

Sorry it's been so long since I've posted!  I've had a lot of distractions lately.  I met Darren in Barcelona for spring break the first week of April and am now catching back up with work.  Barcelona was simply amazing.  I have not traveled in Europe much, and it was Darren's first time, so it was a lot of fun exploring the city.  I took hundreds of pictures, but here are a few of my favorites.

Plaça de Catalunya

Beach!

Barcelona Cathedral

ICE BAR

Selection of Iberian Meats at Cerveceria Catalunya

At Nadal Vineyards in Vilafranca del Penedès

Park Güell

Park Güell 

Amazing Seafood Paella

Before I left for Barcelona, we went on a short field trip a couple hours outside of Dhaka to pretest a tool we developed.  There, we were able to talk directly with several health and family planning community workers and learn about the resources that are useful to them.

This week, I’ve been working on some activities to support journalists writing about public health issues in Bangladesh and focusing on eLearning courses for community health workers about family planning

This morning I ran an 8k charity run.  Teachers at the American International School of Dhaka organized a run the first Friday of every month, and each month the runners donate a few dollars to a charity.  This month, the run benefited the “Bangla-Dash,” an event in which two ex-pat teachers will run from Kolkata to Dhaka (291km) over 4 days to raise money for schools and education for poor Bangladesh children.  If you are interested in donating to this cause, I encourage you to do so on their website: http://www.bangla-dash.com/.

After the run, I was pretty tired and just had brunch and relaxed by the pool at the American club for most of the afternoon.  Tomorrow is the Bangla New Year, so I hope to share some pictures of art and festivities soon.

I hope all is well with you!  Talk to you soon!