Wednesday 26th February 2025

There was no school today, because it was another Public Holiday to celebrate Maha Shivarathri, a Hindu festival celebrated in honour of the deity Shiva. It was lovely to have a day to relax, which is pretty much all I did as I needed to. It was a little cooler today, because it threatened to rain for much of the day, then finally did this afternoon. Although it was lovely to be a little cooler, it was also very humid, so it still felt rather oppressive (much better than being cold though!).

Despite the humidity, I took the opportunity to do a big pile of washing, and I will now only have to do one smaller wash at the weekend before I leave next Tuesday to fly home. Everything dried very quickly, so it was a good decision in the end, as I am now starting to think about tying up any loose ends before the end of this week. I have quite a few things to sort out in terms of leaving some stuff here, as I usually do now, and taking the rest back home with me.

I had a meeting with a prospective volunteer this evening, which I enjoyed, as it's always lovely to have the opportunity to encourage people to support Tea Leaf's work out here. It was a young lady who happened to have been born 3 days before my daughter, Hannah, was born, which was very nice. I think she might volunteer for a couple of weeks in September, but this evening was just a general chat to introduce her to the sort of placement that Tea Leaf can offer a volunteer.

My experience with Tea Leaf, and my experience here with the Royal International School, could hardly be more different in just so many ways, but I love them both so much, and I feel very privileged to be able to come out to this wonderful country of Sri Lanka to support two amazing organisations, and to be able to have such a positive impact on both of them. At my time of life, not many people are as fortunate as me to have these incredible experiences, so I do feel very blessed.

There are just four photographs today, all taken from various sides of my lovely apartment, and all showing the dramatic change in the weather today.





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  1. CharlesFebruary 26, 2025 at 11:52 PM

    You are blessed by experiencing such contrasting teaching establishments, and I'm sure you bless each of them in equal measure!

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