Monday 18th to Monday 25th February; Right, where shall I start?! It was a long long week, as we stayed at the school at the weekend (21st-24th) and we had to get up at 4am as well. The school was involved in two sporting events, so we decided to stay and help out and it was absolutely fantastic! We got know the students better, and finally can refer to them by their sign names! We went to Colombo, the school was involved in Para National Games. There were tw...

After my couple of first days at the school, Lien and I decided to have a relaxing weekend, as it has been an eventful couple of weeks, so we went to Negomabo, West Coast. It is quite a tourist-y place but it is a really beautiful place. Sri Lanka does celebrate Valentine's Day! The restaurants there were full of special offers for loved up couples. When Lien and I were about to leave, the students asked so much questions, where we were going, why, what we were...

First day of my teaching placement... We woke up at 6.45am, to find the girls sweeping the corridor. This was when I realised that the placement is challenging, because of the lack of privacy, the girls' bedroom is just opposite of my room. I had a shower, it was difficult, because there was a power cut! So, I had to feel my way around the shower for the shampoo and so on. But then when I just just finished my shower, the power came back on! Hah! Ah well, we had...

Hello! At my placement now, it is going great so far, hard work but it is so worth it! The children here are lovely, very helpful! So different to the Western children, ie my sisters and myself! We are not exactly helpful at home. Sorry, Mum and Dad! :) It was about two hours drive from Maharagama to Mahawewa, where the school is. The school's name is Siviraja School for Deaf and Blind children. There are about 60 children, ranging from 4-23 years old. The ...

It was a bit of a difficult day, it was a long day, getting my visa extension sorted and packing for the biggest day of the project, visiting the school and meeting the teachers and the children. I was feeling a bit homesick as well, it was like I wanted something familiar as everything was so different and it was overwhelming. But anyway after getting the visa sorted, I went to visit Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, with two other volun...