by Sean | Dec 18, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
The sea has a rhythm to it; its churning is constant, and meditative. In the ocean you feel powerless, as the waves bash you and the current pulls you along. Submerging yourself in the surf, letting go of control, and having your body be tossed around – weightless –...
by Sean | Dec 13, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka
My mother always told me that in my twenties I would attend a lot of weddings. If she had told me my first wedding would have been in Sri Lanka, I would have laughed… One of my goals for my year in Sri Lanka was to attend a wedding, and I’m happy to cross that off the...
by Sean | Dec 12, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Teaching English, Travel
Four flights down, one to go. It’s nighttime in Mumbai, and I can’t help but wonder how this mosquito got through the scrupulous security. I cannot count the number of times I’ve been x-rayed, sent through metal detectors, fondled in all the wrong places, and...
by Sean | Dec 8, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
Friends giv ing |FRiENDsˈgiviNG| The Oxford American Dictionary defines a friend as: a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations. They define giving as: freely transfer the possession of...
by Sean | Nov 22, 2012 | Education, Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Teaching English, Travel
Thanksgiving has come and gone in Sri Lanka, largely it was unnoticed. In an attempt to share some American culture with my students, I decided that the entirety of my classes today would be based on the American festival of Thanksgiving. I began class by writing the...