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The following is a list of all entries from the Sri Lanka category.
The ILY Sign
Posted in Sri Lanka, 1 year, 4 months agoLeah and I were standing in one of Miami’s Metrorail cars, waiting impatiently behind the closed doors as the train pulled into Government Center Station. Moments before the doors opened, I felt a hand brush against my back. It existed in that nether land between an accidental swing of the wrist and an intentional tap, […]
Karuna’s Culinary Wisdom
Posted in Food, Sri Lanka, 1 year, 5 months agoDuring our April break, Ginette and I took a brief holiday in Unawatuna, the touristy town set on a lovely beach just a few kilometers from Galle. Right across from the access road to our hotel was a sign advertising “Karuna’s Cooking Class.” Thanks to the New Year festivities, we had eaten our fill of […]
The Queen Of Fruit
Posted in Food, Sri Lanka, 1 year, 5 months ago“When ripe the [mangosteen] fruit is as delicate and agreeably sweet as the finest lansehs and may even be mistaken for ripe grapes. It is at the same time so juicy, that many people can never eat enough of it, so delicious is its fragrance and agreeable its sweetness; and it is believed that the […]
Inaugurating the Benedictine Calendar
Posted in Sri Lanka, 1 year, 5 months agoI have been back in the United States for 10 days and out of Sri Lanka for 23 days.
I remember talking with Sophie and asking her how she felt when she left after three months in Matara.
“I’d drive myself crazy. I’d keep thinking, ‘At this time, if I was back in Sri Lanka, […]
