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The following is a list of all entries from the Sri Lanka category.
It’s April!
Posted in Sri Lanka, 1 year, 9 months agoYesterday was the last day of the first term. Everyone was excited to go home because, as David says, “April is like Christmas, New Year’s, and Easter all rolled into one.” Last Monday was a poya holiday; Friday is Good Friday, and 13-14 April is the Sinhalese and Tamil New Year. And I’m pretty sure […]
Your Input Requested
Posted in Sri Lanka, 1 year, 9 months agoTwo months ago, the headmistress of the Brilliant Stars International College strolled onto the Rohana campus, looking for anyone to talk to. I was the first person she found, and over the next hour, she shared her challenge with me.
She had a deaf girl, Amra, who was seven years old and had been enrolled in […]
The Sinhalese of Reason
Posted in Sri Lanka, 1 year, 9 months agoThis is the story of Kasun, a young boy who lived in one of the many villages which dot Sri Lanka’s splendid coastline, and how he came to attend a special school. As Karma would have it–perhaps retribution for bad deeds caused in a past life such as the killing of animals, the stealing of […]
Trains And White Privilege
Posted in Sri Lanka, 1 year, 10 months agoI remember the exact place where I swore off long-haul train rides for as long as I lived. It was in the middle of my 2002-2003 winter break, which I had planned entirely around the idea of using trains to travel between Rochester, Boston, New York, and Washington, D.C. What a novel concept in our […]
