Assalamu alaikum all,

Am feeling horribly tired and exhausted, which I think may have something to do with the fact I need to write 1500 words on osteoporosis by the end of the evening. I downloaded Blogger for Word so that I don’t have to wait until I’m online to write something, and also to get in the habit while I’m in Bangladesh, so I can write while I’m on random planes and trains.

There are just five days left before we go! To be honest, I’m a bit apprehensive about going to Bangladesh, as I’ll have to deal with loads of new relatives (on Mr C’s side) and ones that I’ve forgotten or have vague memories of on my side. It’s always very difficult to know what to say to people, especially when, as Pink will verify, your Bengali accent is terrible. Now if you add to that the fact that everyone else will be speaking a different dialect, you can see why it might be a bit weird. I’ve been having some good intensive training in Sylheti over here, which may help. And there’s the little matter of the ‘functions’ – it almost makes me rue the day I married Mr C (kidding, kidding!). Will keep you posted on developments while we’re out there, and maybe even a picture or two courtesy of Cow’s internet connection.