VSO Sri Lanka 2013

Happy New Year! Friends sent such kind words of support and sympathy over my splitting with FP, imagining Christmas would…

My passport is currently at the Sri Lankan Embassy, I’ve handed in my notice and the departure date is provisionally…

30.01.2013 There was a bit of drama at the airport because my baggage was overweight by 8 kilos, but we…

1.04.2013 One of the most immediately lovely things is that I am sleeping totally naked again. In England I only…

02.04.2013 Today I got my Sri Lanka sim card.  I had to put it in my old phone as it…

3.04.2013 Dr Jehan Perera has the sort of mashed up face that you look at twice and wonder if he…

4.03.2013 This may sound crazy, but sometimes I find the other volunteers the most intimidating thing of all which makes…

The paperwork I came here on said that I would be working In Batticaloa (lots of Non Governmental Organisations, NGOs…

Yesterday after breakfast and reading the development plan again for my meeting with Oxfam I went with V1 and V2…

So Margaret Thatcher has died ….. a Sri Lanka book of condolence email came through today. There is a little…

I get emails asking me if I am enjoying myself. ‘Enjoying myself’ is sort of an interesting statement. I am…

My body is adjusting to the heat. I was in 2 meetings yesterday and found the A/C too much. This…