After travelling for more than 5 weeks I arrived in Sri Lanka, my last stop before I’ll return back home. My brother and nephew welcomed me at Colombo airport. We still had to travel for 2 hours before I really would be at the destination, namely Wadduwa.
Arriving in Sri Lanka feels always almost like coming home. When you leave the airplane, you will be embraced by the warm and humid air. And the smell, I can’t describe…maybe the scent of the tropics!
Since I’m staying with family, I get to live life like the local people. No air conditioning, travelling by public transport, cold showers and sharing home with all kinds of insects, just to name a few things.
It took a 4 hour journey to visit my amma. I travelled by train and bus. Getting on the train is an experience on its own. There are so many people trying to get on, it’s almost inhuman. You can hardly breathe! At one point I thought my knees would break. And it’s hot…no airco or ven working, just the wind caused by the speed of the train. But it was all worth it because I got to see the rest of my family! We had a great time catching up and having lunch.
Another new experience is swimming as a Sri Lankan woman. That means, swimming with your clothes on. We went to the beach and because my company is Sri Lankan and I’m not on vacation as a tourist, I had to adjust big time. So no bikini for me this time. It was great to cool down a bit in the ocean and play with my brother and nephew.
