April came and went, along with the emotional reunion with families and Sinhala/ Tamil New year. The two weeks with my family here whipped by, when one minute I was watching children encircle my mum and dad from across the school field whilst they entertained them, the next I was sunbathing by a pool, drinking very non Sri Lankan red wine and eating tuna steak. What surprised me with having my parents here was the realisation of how much I have slotted into the...

It has now been nearly two months since I wrote my last blog, I've just been too packed up with being a Sri Lankan, no time for writing these days just making and eating curries with the mums, speaking Sinhalese and admittedly going on facebook to remind myself that I'm not here forever. England still exists even though it seems hard to believe now I have been pottering through palm tree lined tracks for seven months now. So much has happened I can't even remem...

As always just when I think I have experienced everything and wonder what else could possibly happen, new situations arise and I find myself back in territory unknown and wondering what will come next. Having said that, 2013 has definitely brought with it a feeling of Sri Lanka definitely being what I term as home (for the time being). Teaching seems a lot more familiar and far less of a struggle than when we first arrived back in September. I...

The month of travelling is over and done in a flash. Before I know it I will be home and saying the same thing about the entire year. It started off with a bang in Hikkaduwa as Haley and went for a night out not that there was much of a nightlife to go out in. We did eventually find a seedy beach club with the number of men far outweighing women. The night however was tainted somewhat by the leering Sri Lankan men refusing to go away when we t...

It's now December and normally this is the time of year when my toes freeze and the big furry hats from Portobello road make an appearance. In Sri Lanka however, the heat is only intensifying and the tourists are streaming in with their complaints of the coke not being up to the American standards and purchases of all things 'Sri Lankan' but not actually, like 500 rupee necklaces and colourful thigh length sarongs are in excess. Luckily for Jamie and I we have ...