One thing that I think we all expected to see when we were here was poverty...however, seeing it first hand really brings it to life and unfortunately to a reality. Living in a society were we are fortunate enough not to have to worry about extreme poverty is overwhelming when looking at how people live in a society like Dhaka. The social tiers and classes are made to be quite obvious, just from looking at what people are wearing. One thing that will stay in my memories is the first begger child that we saw. A little girl, around the age of 7 or 8, came up to our minibus begging for food. It was one of the most unnerving and shocking experiences of my life (not trying to sound over dramatic!) and the sense of guilt wahes over you. Experiencing this is a major eye-opener and it really does make you rethink about how lucky we are and what we have going for us.
