emmmm this week in Galle there has been cricket on (for what may be the last time for professional cricket there), Sri Lanka vs West Indies, in a five day test match. So we went along Monday - to see my first ever professional cricket match, learnt lots from Alan sitting next to me and watch Gayle (west indies) get his first 200 runs which then turned into 300+ which made him have one of the best test cricket scores ever apparently...well anyway it was good to see and then rained at times throughout the week so was rained off and was a draw...i think!
aswell as cricket we have been to our next door neighbour, Govindas wedding party last Saturday night. He has just built a new house in for his wife and so we had a look around his amazing massive house and then sat in the garden to have a meal. The garden looked so pretty it was all lit up and there was a band. The food was amazing! we didnt stay quite long enough to get involed in some sri lankan dancing...We had however bought new saris so dressed up for the occation which was good fun!
govindas his wife at the right end (ment to put the one with govinda too but got wrong one oops...)
at the meal in the gardenemer and i have made 2 visits to one of our favourite cafes in the last 2 weeks, called sahana - we thought it was called richlands tea but thats just a promotion sign that seems bigger than there name sign...its on the water front heading towards Galle. Both times we walked which was very nice. The first time was at the weekend and we ended up "helping" push a fishing boat into the water and went in to a scappy (my dad would be proud..) where the man ended up showing us his goats and chickens (unfortunately we had no camera with us as it was a spur of the moment kind of thing so no photos). The second time we went was last wedesday as it was a poya day, we went to just chill out and drinking banana milk shakes..mmm! the weather went crazy when we got there though saw the rain coming for us and then boom thunder/lighning/rain and we had to sit inside..place was shaking. we also felt cold...
its actualy been crazy weather a lot here recently...yesterday it rained soooo much when we were trying to get home from Jo and Alans friends house. The playground is now covered in giant puddles. yesterday Emer and i went along to Mhiripenna with Jo and Alan to visit there friends for tea and biscuits, they live in this amazing 100 year old house built in the colonial times.
teaching the last 2 weeks has flown by. 2 of my favourite things i remember these last 2 weeks were taking both grade 1 classes out to the playground with there chairs to sing songs etc - they were slightly wild but think they enojyed it which is what counts i guess. the other thing was when we were teaching grade 2, we were reading them a story and pretended to lick some cake on the page, one boy laughed so much he fell of his chair which then ment the whole class laughed even more - it was just really sweet!
we have tried to enforce the naughty chair with grade 3s in Mhiripenna as they are easily the most wildclass we teach - emer resorted to taking the naughty kids books which they love as they started to find the naughty chair entertaining...ahhh!
well im sure theres loads more to the last 2 weeks but i really cant think...should write it down...
but anyway we have practically finished teaching for this term as term end tests start which we are not involved in and classes get all messed up...so we are off TRAVELLING!!! Emer and i are finished a bit earlier than the boys so we are just going to head of and meet the boys later. The plan is to go East along the south coast some more then up the East coast a bit ended up in a surfing place called Arugam bay. Emer and i are going to make our way up there slowly and have lots of stops - hopefully go to Yala national park and see some elepants! From Arugam we are going to head inland towards the hill country and travel around there for a bit - see some nice places, waterfalls, walks, bridges, white water rafting etc... before we head off to Adams peak (sri pada - famous relgious moutain, 5200 steps, 7km walk, temple on top) for christmas day. we are hoping to walk up Adams peak super early so we can watch the sun rise at the top - fingers crossed its a clear day...so lots of travel plans and so excited! will be away for a month so no internet and no blogs for travelling time but will do a round up of it all (if i remember) when im back!
hope everyone is doing great at home and your all looking forward to christmas! xxx
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