We lose track of time in Jaffna, and three days go by quickly. We could stay longer, but we are eager to see more in the surrounding area before we start our descent back to the South of Sri Lanka.…
Jaffna, at last!
The mystique around Jaffna is strong, as travel was not authorized by authorities for so many years, during the civil war (which ended 2009). Since we have been in Sri Lanka (2 months) we have not met any foreigners who…
Road Trip to Jaffna, Sri Lanka
We have been living in the South of Sri Lanka for two months now. On our very first trip to Sri Lanka we explored the South and South Eastern part of this pearl shaped island. Our main focus of that…
“It’s a very simple house, Madam….”
Sri Lanka used to be a British colony (Ceylon) until 1948, and there is one cultural “habit” that decades later, seems to still be entrenched. And that is, the use of the formal “Madam” and “Sir”. Having grown up in South…
Morning walk; Afternoon walk.
Our days here seem to start early. We wake up with the light and the sounds of the birds. And the occasional bark of the dogs. And sometimes the deep growl of monkeys. There is one dissonant sound, though. The…
Friend or Foe? ~ Sri Lanka
We think of ourselves as animal friendly. Peta tends to err toward the side of “animal rights activism”. But our new home in Dalawella, Sri Lanka, is forcing us to consider what our views are to specific members of the…
Buddhism in our neighborhood ~ Dalawella, Sri Lanka.
When at the market we discover a tiny spice shop. The shelves are lined with huge jars of bright orange turmeric, cumin, garam masala, cinnamon and more. After making our selection to take home, Peta is drawn to a large…
First… everything… in our humble abode, in Dalawella, Sri Lanka
This past week was a week of firsts… our first night in our new home, our first animal sightings, first morning walk, and of course our first time to try out the bath tub. So before we normalize into our…