by Sean | Jan 3, 2013 | Fulbright, Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka, Teaching English
There have been several times during the past few weeks when I wonder why I should care about teaching. When I walk into class and a student yelled, “No Sir, please no lesson.” When my class lied for fifteen minutes about not having notebooks that day When...
by Sean | Jan 2, 2013 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka
Women were adorned with countless kilos of gold and dressed in vibrant glimmering saris. The men had new shirts on, and their shoes were spiffily shined. I rang in the New Year with the staff and students from Sarvodaya’s Trinco District center, and it was quite...
by Sean | Dec 30, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Teaching English, Travel
After living in Trinco for about two months, I have finally found a home. It was a frustrating, and long process. But it taught me a lot about the city I’m living in. While searching for a home I’ve met with Trinco’s Mayor, the head of Trinco’s...
by Sean | Dec 30, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
How is it that with seven billion inhabitants this world is still a small place? Sure, the internet has shrunk the world considerably, but I’m amazed at the amount of times I’ve crossed paths with acquaintances. From running into a classmate from high...
by Sean | Dec 22, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka
For all I know the world could be over right now, and no one will read this final blog post of mine. Or the world could just go on spinning, grinding along as normal. I have this set up to auto post on December 21st at 11:11 UTC. December 21, 2012 will be marked as...