September 19th, 2005

More goodbyes. Today we said goodbye to MB and his wonderful family, and also to Tharanga. Once again, time flew.
There were also hellos, however…
Hello, Dambulla! Locat...
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September 19th, 2005

Two ancient cities down, two to go…
We started the day driving through Anuradhapura (I can finally say it in one try), Sri Lanka’s most sacred city and first ever capit...
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September 17th, 2005

Suba uppan dinayak wewa, brother!!!!!!!
Some friends of mine here in Sri Lanka wanted to send you a little birthday message. Wish I could be there with you, but I wouldn't miss...
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September 17th, 2005

Today was a heavy day. Exhausting physically. Exhausting emotionally.
I woke up early to organize a program for the kids at a nearby preschool that Mihiri created a few year...
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September 14th, 2005

Our last morning in Kandy – we had to wrap it up (hehe) and hit the road. The past 4 days living in Senaka’s house were awesome; Kyle and I were genuinely treated like par...
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September 13th, 2005

Kyle and I had talked about hiking around World’s End today, a popular attraction in Horton Plains National Park where a plateau comes to a sudden end and drops straight down ...
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September 13th, 2005

We only got 2 hours of sleep following the treehouse picnic so that we could make the 3-hour drive south to Adam's Peak (Sri Pada) and climb it before the mist rolled in. At the ...
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September 10th, 2005

I woke up the following morning to another feast spread out over the table. Like waking up on Christmas. The presents: dahl (a great lentil curry), pol sambol (ground up coconut with o...
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September 9th, 2005

First off, how Sri Lanka came about...
During the beginning stages of planning this year, my dad mentioned to me that he had met someone at some event that knew somebody who had a f...
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September 6th, 2005

A recap of the past 2 weeks:
8/19 Flew from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City
8/21 Drove to Mui Ne
8/23 Back to Ho Chi Minh
8/24 Day trip to Cu Chi Tunnels
8/25 Day on the Mekong...
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