Tellulah Goes Over the Wall
Fahim took me to church today on a trishaw. The trishaw driver, as it turns out, knew where the church…
We started watching my first Hindi movie.
Estere told Fahim that I would enjoy Hindi movies, so he decided to indoctrinate me. Okay, he probably would have…
What you need to know about DVDs here
While I was in church,Fahim went DVD shopping. He bought some Hindi movies, some North American movies. For the most…
A van goes past our house making loudspeaker announcements.
It’s in Sinhalese, so of course I don’t understand a word of it. A few times, I’ve asked Fahim what…
Power Outage
We had a power outage today for a few hours. Some kid flew a kite into the high tension lines,…
To wait or not to wait, that is the question
In Sri Lanka, many things are promised but not necessarily delivered. When we bought our fridge and stove yesterday, Fahim…
Arriving in Sri Lanka
Finally, at 12:50am, Friday, 15 August 2003, I landed in Sri Lanka. Yeah, okay, the plane I was in landed,…
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions
Since this whole I've-moved-to-Sri-Lanka-and-got-married thing came a bit out of the blue for, well, almost everybody, I've been on the…
How We Met: The Good Parts Version
I was living in British Columbia, Canada, was single, and had stopped dating several years before – I was tired…
Flight Day
Image courtesy of the Morgue File. My flight is scheduled to leave at 2:55am. Cathay Pacific from Vancouver to Hong…
And It Begins . . .
How to start this blog? It's an odd adventure, in a way, and it isn't a typical trip. It isn't…