{"id":8,"date":"2023-04-02T07:28:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T07:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-02-18T13:06:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T13:06:31","slug":"expat-life-in-bangladesh","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/expat-life-in-bangladesh\/","title":{"rendered":"Expat life in Bangladesh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-traffic1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-traffic1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-traffic1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-traffic1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-traffic1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/river-traffic1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Factories and boats on Dhaka river<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-505 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bangladesh tag-3rd-culture-kids tag-advantages tag-bangladesh tag-culture-shock tag-dhaka tag-drawbacks tag-expat tag-expat-life tag-home-country tag-host-country tag-jet-setting tag-return tag-travelling tag-uproot\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">12 unglamorous facts they don\u2019t tell you about glamorous expat life<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019ve spent the last 12 years living as an expat in 3 very different countries on 2 continents, and I still don\u2019t have my sights on returning to my home country. Good advice on handling homesickness, diversity and cultural shock; the spiritual rewards of personal growth, life-altering encounters and loyalty miles &#8211; I\u2019ve heard it<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/18\/12-unglamorous-facts-they-dont-tell-you-about-glamorous-expat-life\/\">(continue&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-451 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bangladesh tag-bangladesh tag-corrupt tag-developing tag-dhaka tag-europe tag-expat tag-least-developed-country tag-pollution tag-road-traffic tag-south-asia tag-staring\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">8 things I would have never understood without living in Bangladesh<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I lived 3 years in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Throughout that time, in my good moments as well as in my bad moments, I was always learning. Much of what I learnt has only grown sharper since I left. Here\u2019s a list of the 8 most interesting things I would have never discovered without<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/20\/8-things-i-would-have-never-understood-without-living-in-bangladesh\/\">(continue&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-52 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-bangladesh tag-bangladesh tag-dangerous tag-expat tag-hardship tag-litter tag-pollution tag-staring tag-worst\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">The 10 worst things about living in Bangladesh<\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">There were a good number of things I liked in Bangladesh [The 10 things I liked best in Bangladesh], but still, it is considered a hardship posting for a reason, and during my three years, I did find a number of things stressful, irritating or just alien. Here\u2019s the ten things I liked least in<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-text\"><a class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hikingonpluto.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/24\/the-10-worst-things-about-living-in-bangladesh\/\">(continue&#8230;)<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<nav class=\"wp-block-query-pagination is-layout-flex wp-block-query-pagination-is-layout-flex\" aria-label=\"Pagination\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-numbers\"><span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\">1<\/span>\n<a class=\"page-numbers\" href=\"?query-0-page=2\">2<\/a><\/div>\n\n<a href=\"\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8?query-0-page=2\" class=\"wp-block-query-pagination-next\">Next Page<\/a>\n<\/nav>\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This section is about my experience as an expat in Dhaka, Bangladesh for 3 years. 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