Since coming back to the UK, I've struggled slightly to adjust to life over here. I think that bizarrely, it hit me more how difficult life is in Bangladesh by coming back and being immersed back in Western life and culture, rather than when I was over there experiencing it. In the West, we have developed a throw away culture, whereas everything in Bangladesh is treasured as a vital resource. I feel incredibly lucky to live in the culture I do, as life is so incredibly difficult for so many people in the world. What have seemed like big issues to me have paled into insignificance in comparison with the hardship that others go through on a daily basis, and it has definitely put my life into better perspective.
I know that anyone reading this is going to struggle to comprehend what I've seen, because a lot of these things you can only fully understand when you've seen them with your own eyes. All I can say, is that I have seen first hand what a difference your money can make to someone so please don't think that it doesn't make a difference, or help anyone, because I can promise you - it really does change people's lives more than you can imagine.
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