from my dept head in Dhaka

the apartment fell through (not available until Jan at the earliest) and could I teach Shakespeare?

kind of hard to focus on grading midterms and essays today when I could be playing on Craigslist and google earth. Neighborhood names mean too little to me -- Is Uttara too far away from the schools? Is Banani better or will the very high rent make it a poor choice?

I said no to the Shakespeare. I never remember the endings -- so each time I go to a Shakespeare in the park, it's new to me. scary.

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[Articulate Dad]

I recall our experience on a Fulbright in Central Europe. My wife, first son (at 18 months) and I lived about two or three weeks in a rented dorm room with a hotplate, electric tea kettle and a mini-fridge, while we looked at one apartment after another. No one wanted to rent to a foreign family. Good luck in settling up lodgings before you arrive.