As I sit here in the main lobby of the St. Andrews Hotel in Newara Eliya, I decided to reflect on my recent life and times out here in Sri Lanka. I suppose I will start with the most recent of development. I am in a very rural town called Newara Eliya which is in the heart of tea country. There are literally tea plantations for as far as the eye can see. I could take a short stroll and pick my own tea leaves. It is really quite amazing. The thing about these plantations that I didn’t expe...

On Sunday I found my way to church for the first Sunday here in Sri Lanka. The International Coordinator facilitated the outing and he also brought along another consultant from a different part of our project. She is a lovely woman who is more than willing to share her many adventures here in Sri Lanka and provide me with plenty of tips. Anyway, church was very nice. The service was in English and they had an LCD they used to facilitate the Mass. I couldn't help but think to myself that we thi...

Welcome to the Blog! So here is how the joke begins...A Sri Lankan, a Philappino, and a Norteño walk into a bar...I am not sure what the punchline is going to be yet but I am sure that I will find out in time! This was my actual life just two nights ago on Poya Day when I went with my mentor (Sri Lankan) and the international coordinator of the company who hired me (Philappino) to the Cinnamon Grand in Colombo. This was my first time in the city and boy was it a sight to see. ...