I arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh a little over 24 hours ago, and we've had a very busy day today. Leaving Paris on Sunday evening on an Air India flight, I arrived in Delhi at 8 am and connected with 14 women on our tour who had flown from either Chicago or New York. Our flight to Dhaka was late, and we spent about five hours in Delhi listening to easy listening Christmas music coming over the PA system. After arrival in Dhaka, we experienced the traffic problems that pervade this county...cars, trucks, motorcycles and rickshaws that use the same roads - one has to be aggressive to get anywhere.
Today was a Smith day - we started with a Smith graduate discussing her work in setting up the Asian University for Women and ended with dinner at the home of a mother of two Smithies. During the day we met with many women lawyers and women's rights activists as well as shopped for Bangladeshi textiles. We paid a special visit to the National Assembly building, where we viewed the building designed by Louis Kahn and sat in the assembly during a session.
This evening we visited the studio of artist Kuhu Plamondon, who showed us her work and invited several of her friends to join us for dinner. It was a wonderful way to meet with and talk to women who are doing amazing things in Bangladesh.
Today was a Smith day - we started with a Smith graduate discussing her work in setting up the Asian University for Women and ended with dinner at the home of a mother of two Smithies. During the day we met with many women lawyers and women's rights activists as well as shopped for Bangladeshi textiles. We paid a special visit to the National Assembly building, where we viewed the building designed by Louis Kahn and sat in the assembly during a session.
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