by Sean | Nov 30, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
I’ve just seen my first movie in Sri Lanka, and it quite a show. The movie itself was fantastic. Skyfall had a number of references to past films, great action scenes, and a plot which kept me thoroughly engaged. But the real show was following the subtle...
by Sean | Nov 28, 2012 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
Horns blare as my body is tossed around. Sweat rolls down my spine. The fumes of exhaust are slowly suffocating me. Its eight thirty in the morning, and the heat of the sun grows with every passing minute. After fourteen hours in transit, I’m back in Colombo,...
by Sean | Nov 27, 2012 | Education, Fulbright, Politics, Sri Lanka, Teaching English, Travel
Trinco is a town dominated by the military. As you enter the main city you have to pass through multiple checkpoints, where uniform clad youths clutch their presumably Chinese made kalashnikovs. In the town itself, Tamil is the language of choice. Sinhalese is about...
by Sean | Nov 25, 2012 | Fulbright, Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka, Travel
Yesterday I received a gem of an invitation, I was asked to go to a Bachelor Party. I happily accepted, as I thought this would be a great opportunity to get better acquainted with a colleague of mine at Sarvodaya. Also, I hope to attend a Sri Lankan wedding –...
by Sean | Nov 24, 2012 | Fulbright, Politics, Sri Lanka, Travel
For the past week the international community has been trying to grapple with a number of questions revolving Sri Lanka’s civil war. Namely, how were they so unaware of the scale of civilian casualties in the final months of the war? It is estimated that 40,000...