Holding the snakecharmer's snake!

The same snake charmer that showed up at the birthday party I attended, happened to be walking down our street today, and we called him over to give us a show! Wesley and I also had the pleasure of holding one of his snakes (a non-poisonous, non-biting one). We weren't about to hold the cobras--they are very poisonous!

At the Banani Bazar

Here's some photos Wesley took at the bazar in Banani, of fish and vegetable vendors. Salma and I are posing by the vegetables in the top photo.

Jasra and Audrey with their gifts

Here's Jasra and Audrey on Eid day, with their gifts that my mom and dad sent them! They were absolutely thrilled with their gifts!

Wesley's visit

My brother Wesley has come to visit for about 13 days, and we're having a wonderful time so far! He got here just in time for the big Corbani Eid festival, so the next morning he saw people slaughtering cows and goats in the road right outside our apartment. We celebrated Eid with Azfar's family, and had a great time. I've already taken him to the food bazar and the clothing bazar, and we've checked out the artisan crafts at Aarong. So far, we're having a great time with Wesley!

A Real-Live Snake Charmer!

Salma and I got the treat of seeing a snake charmer the other day! We were at a birthday party for one of Salma's buddies, when the snake charmer happened to walk by, and offered to perform for the party. It was incredible. He had three cobras in his baskets, and at one point he had all three cobras out at once, up and dancing to his flute music. A few times the cobras got closer to the snake charmer and looked like they were about to bite his knee, but he jerked his knee very fast, and they retreated. Anyway, it was quite a thrill to see!