It's been one HECK of a weekend! Alex came to meet me in Bandarawela on Friday, and we travelled to Ohiya, which is in the Horton Plains national park. We travelled by train, which was like a very old fashioned steam train! It was awesome!! The doors are always open, so we experienced hanging out of the doors (heeeehehehe!) As we neared Ohiya, we were surrounded by white mist...there were mountains and towns beyond, but you literally could not see a single thing...

Helloooo everyone! Right, so I have been very busy teaching at school...and playing all kinds of sport with the kids after school! I haven't yet mentioned that the playing field is pretty much on a mountainside, so we do get lovely views when we go up there! Last Friday, I travelled to Galle again, and spent the evening relaxing on the beach with a beer. Tee hee hee. On Saturday, I travelled to Matara to meet up with Alex. He took me to a Buddhist temple on a ...

Hello everyone! It's been a while! Where do I start? As many of you know, I got bad sunburn on my legs after forgetting to put suncream on them...this resulted in blisters forming on my legs, and me ending up in hospital where they popped the blisters and covered them with some kind of surgical liquid. This was the most excruciating pain I have ever gone through...I was screaming, crying and begging them to stop, but they didn't show much sympathy. It really di...

Hello everyone! It's been an INSANELY busy week! So forgive me if I waffle on a bit - so much to tell! Our first proper day at the school was a kind of celebration for the ex-principal, so there were no lessons, just a big celebration, so we just chatted and got to know the children and teachers. I can't believe how friendly everyone is! We later went for a coffee (yes, I drank it) and a chat at the ex-principals home. It was awesome! The very next day, we ...

Hello everyone! It's hard to believe I've been in Sri Lanka for just a week! I've had the most amazing time so far! On Friday, we took a long journey to a hotel in a jungle. That night we just relaxed and got to know each other. On Saturday, we woke up bright and early to go WHITE WATER RAFTING! It was awesome. We tackled some huge rapids on the rafts, then were able to jump off the boats and float idly along. After lunch, we were taken for a 45 minute wal...