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Hambantota Slideshow
Hambantota
Travel Blogs from Hambantota, Sri Lanka
A kindred spirit!
Yesterday was the second day of the youth weekend at the church. Woke up looking forward to what Parody would feed us and at luch i got a little giddy as there was none other then vegetable rice whihc is delicious. (Tried a potato thing which nearly blew ...
Wildlife on 1- special from Sri Lanka.
Today was another day of interesting wildlife. For a start the preschoolers made little butterflys in class today, which were brilliant. And in the afternoon class, I was teaching some of the younger ones, and we diud animals- dog, fish, cat and cow to ...
Cowabunga dude!
... the excitement of seeing one yesterday. Anyway. Early start today because we were going to Galle. Driver arrived on time ( a miracle itself in sri lanka) and we headed off. We first went to a beach just past Galle to go out on a glass bottom boat to see ...
Back to Normal. Sort of.
After the exertians of the weekend, school returned mostly to normal today. There were 23 preschoolers there today. Seemingly making up for all the noise they didn't get to make while they were off. The older ones did letters and the younger ones ...
The grand arrival!
... made a good impression! The team were treated to 5 songs from the preschoolers ranging from Twinkle Twinkle little star to some random sri lankan song that I have no notion what it was! They were also given a rose each which was very nice. The ...
Oh do the hokey Pokey
Today the preschoolers were practising for the opening. They went into the new classroom and practised If your happy and you know it and teh hokey pokey. the latter of whihc was done 5 times, so by the end was very tired and had that song going round and ...
Teaching days.
... so i headed into town to get a few things - chief task was to try and find the missing bankcard for the bank here in Hambantota. The house had been turned upside down b ut it was nowhere to be seen. Tehn Jasmine had a brainwave and remembered we had been ...
Mr Andy we salute you!
Today I dedicate this entry to the builder Mr. Andy. The palce would be duller with out him! Yesterday, he fell asleep on the couch., with his mouth wide open that you could see the back of his throat. So naturally we decided to take a photo of him. Alas ...
lunch and beyond.
Today was an odd day. Time goes by so quickly here. Seriously. Sitting in work time goes so slowly, the clocks go backwards. But out here it seems to speed along at 1 million miles/hour! Before I knew it it was midday, and me and caroline took ...
Dolphins, Rambo... and sewing?
Today the sewing class began. Some of the girls came early and Chandima talked them, and Caroline through how to use a foot operated sewing machine. true dto my word, I did not join in. I simply went to take some photos and provide moral support to the ...
A, B, C, D, E, F, G...
Before i tell you about my day, just a word in passing about a figure from my childhood that passed away today. Paverotti, Mr. Opera himself. Now i have no idea if I this actually happened or if it is me just being mad, but i distinctly remember him ...
Cleaning day!
Today was the day to get the school cleaned and ready for the kids coming back on Wednesday. As was usual in situations like this, I tried my best to help but really ended up making matters worse. The main problem was that it had poured the night before. ...
A weekend in the big smoke
... , which she did not take well. Almost as well as me beating her at monopoly today! Yesterday was spent travelling back to Hambantota- which seems to take longer each time. Did not arrive till midnight last night. Still gave me plenty of time to ...
A month already!!
... then... hmm. Not sure if they have been washed.. but anyway! It really does not seem like a month though. I will say this. Sri Lanka is an amazing country and adults and children alike are always smiling. Noone ever seems miserable and looking at one of ...
123 123 1-2-3..
... away with. I didn't give it a second thought till around 830 we realised he was not back yet. We were slightly concerned because Hambantota is the kind of place that you could walk to the other end of town to the other and back again in at ...
Romeo, Romeo.. where for art though romeo??!
... up with a book and I thoughty was going to recite some shakespere, but alas he was only askking general knowlege questions re. sri lanka! The unofficial thing thye did was photography class. Made the mistake of letting one of them take a picture which of ...
Apparently it is childrens day in the world!
Woke up this morning thinking it was going to be a normal day.. if there is such a thing in Sri Lanka. Instead we were told it was World Childrens day, where they are allowed to have 'fun' instead of being stuck in a classroom. I have never ever ...
The Truth....
... kidnap plot. Outside I found a dog bigger than Cerberus waiting for me. I knew what it was. It was the fabled beast of Hambantota, known for robbing old ladies and carrying off grown men in its mouth. I Immediatly saw what was going to happen, and pushed ...
The weekend
... things. Before they left, Ronali visited Nimiani- the headmistress of the school. It was interesting to see the type of house that real sri lankans live in.. It was threadbare, and gray. No paint on the outside, and none on the inside. a small telvison in ...
Bye Bye Teacher!
Warmest day since i got here today. My United top almoat melted and drank 2.5 large bottles of water! And the heat brought out the mossies casue got 7 bites all down one arm!! It was Gordons last day today. I have only been here a week but i grew ...
A busy day...
... (yes shop. There is not one here so have to go to a shop to do it) and get them to resend it which in the usual sri lankan way took all afternoon. So at 430 they arrived again in a format that could be read and I sent them on. Apparently they had to ...
The reverend down for tea.
Today a compromise was taken as regards the band. It was decided that the walking in 3s and playing instruments wasn;t working. So they are now in 4s and holding hands. Worked so much better! Still not perfect, but they are getting there! Only had one ...
Are children the same the world over? Discuss.
... went and taught another child to sing glory glory man utd. Soon I will have enough to start an official fan club in Sri Lanka! And i also found 2 grey hairs today. Well the kids found them when i sat down on a step. With my 25 birthday ...
Chidren plus sugar don't mix
Preschool was odd today because half the kids were completely hyper from the moment they entered the class till the moment they left. I think it is the amount of sugar that they consume here. One cup of tea can contain up to 4 spoonfuls of sugar, ...
A long day!!
... to know some of the kids who don't belong to the school. There were 2 girls there who go to school in Kandy- in the middle of Sri Lanka about 200 miles away. One of them had not been home in a year... and she was only 15 (And spoke better English ...
I am running out of ideas for titles.....
... many people here use the Tsunami as an excuse to get money off us when they have not been affected by it at all). Hambantota is a lovely wee town. Walked all around it today, which was an easy job seeing as it is not the biggest place, but there ...
Friday once again!
Today the widows came to the school. Smile has started sponsoring some of the widows in the town, and part of it is that they come once a month to smile to meet, play games and collect their food packets, which I was told was worth 1500 rupees (about 9 ...
Fishing. An underrated sport.
... caught 5 of them!!! I was very proud. Meant to say that last night we were looking through one of the Sri Lankan English Papers and saw personal adds. They were hilkarious. Basicly they are from Parents or brothers advertiseing ...
Back to Normal.. at last!
After the exertions of last week, today was a normal day. the children were no where near as hyper as they had been towards the end of the week (althiough a new record was set when i heard a child crying as a got up at 745 this morning!) Today I ...
The first day of term!
... normal number of after schoolers. The day started off badly- no power and quickly got worse when throughout the whole if Hambantota the only bread to be found for breakfast was in our freezer. Unfortunately, this was not enough to feed 17 hungry ...