Expat life in Bangladesh

Factories and boats on Dhaka river

This section is about my experience as an expat in Dhaka, Bangladesh for 3 years. Dhaka is not Pluto, but living there can feel every bit as unexpected as moving across the Solar System. Hiking, in the broad sense of discovering; living in Bangladesh would widen your horizon as much as a good look from Olympus Mons.

  • The 10 things I liked best in Bangladesh

    Bangladesh was in many ways unexpected, and a long-term stay in my discomfort zone [The 10 worst things about living in Bangladesh]. But there were things I enjoyed at the time, and I’m surprised how much I’m still missing them! Lightning storms in Bangladesh are a whole different scale from what I had seen before.

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  • 10 things I wish I had known before moving to Bangladesh

    I lived 3 years in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. I won’t deny I did regret this life choice a few times while there [10 worst things about living in Bangladesh/]. Still, I had the occasional suspicion I would miss the country, and a few years after moving out, I do have my fond memories

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