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...

So earlier in the week I turned on the light in by bedroom and guess what I saw crawling around on the wall. Any guesses? I was pleasantly surprised to see a gecko darting around on my wall. It was a good thing I heard about them earlier in the day or I might have freaked out. I couldn't believe how fast that thing moved. I tried my best to get a photo of it but I was no match for the speed of my Gecko Roman. Now I have a mascot! Anyway, things have gone good here for the first week. W...

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. ...