
i organized a big birthday party for my mom for about 50 people. the young ones ended up in my childhood bedroom, on my bed, just like when i was a kid. anticlockwise: tani, nadia, shabab, aneela, me, kimu, silmat332 views
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Ammu's (my mom) birthday party at our house. Simat, Nadia, Kimu, Aneela, Ammu, Abbu (my dad), me289 views
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with Kimu, at our place280 views
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some random pseudo-masquerade party we ended up at274 views
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with Shadab and Tisa271 views
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dinner party at a relative's place for me and Chuck. Naveen, Chuck, Nadia, Tani, Aneela269 views
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at a wedding with my parents and Nadia268 views
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with relatives265 views
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with Naureen (grade school/high school friend) at her place. she was having a ladies luncheon for Pohela Baishak (Bangla New Year, beginning of Spring). yeah, Chuck's a lady!260 views
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Ammu cutting her birthday cake, with Kimu, Nadia, me, and Abbu around her252 views
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hangin out at Nabila's. Kaimun, Silmat, Chuck, Mishal, Nabila, Shadab250 views
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Sania organized a lunch reunion at El Toro, of my grade school through high school friends. i hadn't seen some since high school, so that was really nice. clockwise: Sadia, Jennifer, Naureen, Mariam, Sania, Anika (me), Sharmeen237 views
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Silmat, by one of the food carts along the way223 views
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Silmat & I rode in an old fashioned horse buggy with my parents212 views
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my parents and Silmat, with the thousands of people who went to pay their respects at the Shaheed Minar210 views
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On Ekushey (21st) February (Martyr's Day, commemorating the day when thousands of Bengalis died to make Bangla the official language; it's also the International Mother Language Day now). part of street fair along the way to Shaheed Minar206 views
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these girls were dressed in white and red saris for Ekushey February202 views
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guy selling Bangladesh flags190 views
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grilling corn186 views
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i was very excited to see this guy selling these pretty paper flower windmills. a memory from my childhood182 views
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