Yesterday was a day for Bengali beauty. I started the morning by getting some authentic Henna (called mehndi here) on my hand and wrist. Women here do henna to celebrate Eid and also for their wedding day. The kind and patient neighbor of some of the other volunteers offered to show us neophytes how it's done. As demonstrated by my last post, I definitely needed some help.
After henna fun, another volunteer Amie and I decided to go to a salon that's popular with AUW staff for $4 pedicures. It was 45 minutes of bliss and probably the most thorough rework of my legs and toesies to date! Loving it!
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| Anushka, a lovely Bangladeshi girl living in our building, does meticulous henna work on my hand and wrist. |
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| Posing with the artist! |
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| The intricate design in its full glory. The brown liquid dries, cracks off, and then... |
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| becomes this finished product, pretty orange! Now I'm Bangladeshi stylish :) |
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