Went to school as our usual routine every morning but once we arrived we were told that we weren't needed in secondary school as it was the exam week and that we could go to primary school instead. I was disappointed because it would have been nice to be informed about this in advance. (Thats the Sri Lankan laid back attitude!) on the bright side I was interested to find out what it was like in the primary department so we went there. We were put in two separate ...

I was wondering how much would the iphone4 would be in Sri Lanka so I checked the currency converter as you can see from the photo, I was gobsmacked to discover its actually a lot of money for these people who live in Sri Lanka....some things we all take for granted! Just like Fiji, that poor family living in that shoebox house by the forest! It's easy to forget how lucky we are back home...it was my second day of teaching at the Ratmalana school, It was interest...

First day today at the school!! I'm a bit nervous but excited at the same time! I paid 500 rupees for the Tuk Tuk to the school as we agreed that it was risky to be late on our first day if we took the bus. It only took us 40 minutes to get there, it was worth it as I saw some lovely sights along the way such as beautiful green, rice paddy field, the bustle and hustle of each town we passed. We got given our timetable for the day and I was shocked. I just got giv...