by Sean | Apr 30, 2013 | Culinary, Diet, Fulbright, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka was referred to by the ancient Arab traders as Serendip, it is the root word for serendipity. Part of the reasoning was that a man could cross the island with nothing but the clothes on his back, and emerge well fed. As one of the most bio diverse islands in...
by Sean | Apr 11, 2013 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
Sri Lankan New Year is upon us. The stores are packed, buses are crowded, and businesses are shutting down for a long weekend. The Tamil and Sinhalese New Years follow the vernal equinox, this year they will begin on April 14th. This year I am headed to Nuwara...
by Sean | Apr 2, 2013 | Education, Fulbright, Politics, Sri Lanka
I’m continually surprised by the challenges of working in a post conflict area. Trinco, the town where I live and teach, was relatively unaffected by the war. By this I mean there were a few bombings in town, but they did not suffer from heavy fighting. Just a...
by Sean | Mar 27, 2013 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
Travel should be challenging. You should be slapped in the face by culture (literally and physically). When traveling you should be surrounded by the locals, and you should eat at the restaurants where no one can speak your native tongue. I know that this type of...
by Sean | Mar 20, 2013 | Fulbright, Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka, Teaching English, Travel
On Friday, March 15th the Fulbright Commission held a mid-phase review. All of the English Teaching Assistants, Student Researchers, and Senior Scholars gathered together at the Fulbright Commission’s villa offices in Colombo for a day of presentations. This...
by Sean | Mar 12, 2013 | Fulbright, Sri Lanka, Travel
He intensely gazes at the sea, looking for signs of fish. Something catches his eye, and he points it out to his son. The young boy is learning his father’s trade. Slowly he wades into the water, stalking his prey. He readies his net and casts it onto the sea....