by Sean | Jun 29, 2013 | Fulbright, Government, Politics, Sri Lanka
For several months now I have been working with the Tsunami Animal-People Alliance to try and coordinate a dog vaccination and sterilization clinic in Trincomalee. I first got in contact with the NGO after a fellow Fulbrighter told me about the work they were doing...
by Sean | Jun 10, 2013 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
I was sitting on a verandah, sipping on a cup of coffee, overlooking the main road of Kandy. At the table next to me was a group of girls, pouring through their Lonely Planet and Rough Guide, trying to figure out their next stop along their tour. We started chatting...
by Sean | Jun 3, 2013 | Education, Fulbright, Sri Lanka
Ten days of “nobel silence”. One hundred hours of still meditation. For the past twelve days I was introduced to Vipassana mediation at the Dhamma Kūṭa center outside of Kandy, Sri Lanka. It was one of the most challenging things I’ve ever done....
by Sean | May 15, 2013 | Education, Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Teaching English, Trinco Jesuit Academy
I’m not TEFL, TOEFL, or CELTA certified. My only qualification as an English teacher are that I have a Bachelor’s degree (in finance) and I speak English. As a Fulbrighter the State Department gave me two days of English teaching training before sending me...
by Sean | May 4, 2013 | Business, business ethics, CSR, Emerging Markets, Fulbright, Politics, Sri Lanka
How much would you pay for a t-shirt? Five dollars? Ten? Forty? How much should you pay for a t-shirt? What would it cost to produce a shirt that does no harm to the environment or person? Can clothing even be produced in a sustainable way? Clothing is the second most...