Pictured to the left is my sister Becky feeding a baby elephant last week in Sri-Lanka. It is now here third week out there out of nine, where she had gone to tech and help children many of which have been orphaned due to the resent events such as the suenarme and the war currently going on in the country. she is staying with a sri- lankan family there as is really experiencing a new way of life.
bellow is a recent e-mail i have received from here, i' am so proud of here and think it is such a brave thing to do on your own it is truly inspiring.
o and on a more fashion related theme iv asked here to go go and source some nice colorful fabrics while she is out there.
Just a quick update. I can't believe its my third week here, it is going so fast!
The programme I've actually signed up for isn't going to plan exactly! As you know, I was meant to be in the orphange, but I've only been there once. The matrons are very strict and weren't expecting us. I have learnt that Real Gap are not the most organised organisation! However, the family I am living with have found another orphange that actually want help, so I am starting there tomorrow!! :)
I'm still doing the teaching everyday though, which I wasn't expecting to do, but loving!! The kids are now experts in 'Row, row, row your boat', 'The wheels on the bus' and 'I'm a little teapot'. I'm going to attempt 'Old MacDonald' tomorrow! He he.
I've done a lot of trips on my days off, been to Kandy to watch the dancing and see the temple, climbed Sageria Rock and Adams Peak, visited lots of ruins and been to a beach on the East coast. The beach was quite emotional, the buildings had suffered many bombings in the mid 90s, and they started building them up again, to then be hit by the tsunami. Very sad.
On a brighter note, I went to one of the teachers weddings last week, it was so beautiful and I got to wear a saree!!
Better go, I said this was going to be a quick update and I've waffled on a wee bit!
Speak soon,
Love Becky xxx
The programme I've actually signed up for isn't going to plan exactly! As you know, I was meant to be in the orphange, but I've only been there once. The matrons are very strict and weren't expecting us. I have learnt that Real Gap are not the most organised organisation! However, the family I am living with have found another orphange that actually want help, so I am starting there tomorrow!! :)
I'm still doing the teaching everyday though, which I wasn't expecting to do, but loving!! The kids are now experts in 'Row, row, row your boat', 'The wheels on the bus' and 'I'm a little teapot'. I'm going to attempt 'Old MacDonald' tomorrow! He he.
I've done a lot of trips on my days off, been to Kandy to watch the dancing and see the temple, climbed Sageria Rock and Adams Peak, visited lots of ruins and been to a beach on the East coast. The beach was quite emotional, the buildings had suffered many bombings in the mid 90s, and they started building them up again, to then be hit by the tsunami. Very sad.
On a brighter note, I went to one of the teachers weddings last week, it was so beautiful and I got to wear a saree!!
Better go, I said this was going to be a quick update and I've waffled on a wee bit!
Speak soon,
Love Becky xxx
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