Christmas in Bangladesh

Dear Holger, I would like once again to thank you and your team very much for the really fantastic trip through Bangladesh: Everything was perfectly organized, unforeseen mishaps mastered masterfully (e.g. changing the boat in Sundarbans with the frightening cry for me from Andreas, as I climbed amazingly fearlessly over the railing and he already saw me disappear in the water), that for me really courageous jungle-hiking, if I managed that only thanks to your and Al-Amin’s help, or as another example our roaming Dhaka. Bangladesh is for me a charming, confused, chaotic and yet or therefore endearing land! But above all, the kindness of the people contributed to this: I have never experienced such warmth towards foreigners anywhere in the world! “Selfie alarm”, that’s now in my vocabulary.

Now the two gods have found their place in my home. As I thought, they are a great addition to my collection of Hindu gods, mostly small or medium sized bronze figures. So every day I can rejoice that we have found three gods and goddesses who have been so successfully taking care of each other: they are simply perfect! (That they have just tasted ten Euro, with three more butterflies, is incredible for me! Thank you for that). I also felt in your unvarnished portrayal of the conditions in the country and the work of countless NGO. Just now announced the Deutschlandfunk that the non-governmental organizations will probably lose their status as a charitable in Germany. In general it was very enriching for me what you had critically reported about the situation in Bangladesh and thus not only conveyed the positive developments.
You, your troupe and your protégé Al-Amin (the red Punjabi on the last evening best fit!) all the best and love!

Ute and Andreas (in December 2018)