What's a bideshi?

What does the name of this blog mean, you ask? Well, "bideshi" means foreigner in Bangla. Foreigners are a pretty unusual sight in Gaibandha, so walking around the neighborhood I often hear little kids yelling "bideshi!" to alert other little kids to the excitement. This generally produces a small crowd of children following me along the road. In my albums, you will see lots and lots of pictures of groups of kids, because once I have a little following I tend to feel obligated to take pictures of them, especially because they get so excited when you show them the images.

I hope to include pictures from many other travels here eventually, but at the moment my mind is very much on Bangladesh and Bangla language, so for now I will call my blog "Bideshi Adventures in Bangladesh"