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OP here. Before the last trip, I watched YouTube videos and read blogs. Before the[b] FIRST [/b]trip, I read some basic details on websites to get general information, maybe the Loney plant and the US embassy website. However, I didn't pick up on the hot water issue because most people [b]TOURISTS[/b] stay in nice hotels with hot water access. [b]I think but can't be sure their shower experience may be like the US. [/b] There was one blog in particular that had a big impact on me. The writer spent a year or two living in Bangladesh, and when she was leaving, she said she still felt overwhelmed and sad.

I started reading this blog today. The guy has traveled a lot more and was still having a hard time initially. Also, note that I can't wear my typical American clothes because DH says his family would judge me harshly. You have to cover your butt here. Right now, I am wearing a three-piece dress. It's also super important to cover your chest. Remember, all the cultural norms get tricky, especially since I have two young kids to care for.

Here is the blog:

https://www.traveltomtom.net/destinations/asia/bangladesh/my-trip-to-bangladesh

I have a lot of reading for work to do here, and I can't do it well because YouTube cartoons are always on full blast, and people are constantly visiting us. DH needs complete silence when he's working, so I find it very hypocritical and unsupportive that he's telling me not to pull out my laptop. He knew I had to do some work here. I can't do my usual work because it's done in person, but I am taking a college course now for work, and I have an exam to take as soon as we return. I am hundreds of pages behind, and I can only go to a library or Starbucks or whatever to study here if those amenities are available. I also don't have as much PTO as him, so I am taking leave without pay for two weeks. DH gets more PTO off and saves it for trips like this. I can't work from home, so PTO is more important because that's how I go to the doctor, see my family when they visit etc, etc. DH works from home 3 days, so he doesn't take as much PTO for doctor appointments, etc. He can slip away for an hour or two. [/quote]

op here. fixed the bold. [/quote]

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