Archive for the ‘Events’ Category
- New President, Hope for Change
- 2008.11.05 Filed under: Events, Firsts, History, Human Rights, People, Politics
I couldn’t be more excited about last night’s election results and the electricity in the air today. America already seems like a new place though the official handoff won’t happen til after the new year.
- Happy Halloween
- 2008.10.29 Filed under: Activities, Arts & Culture, Events
It’s nearly Halloween here in a number of international locations, such as the United States, Canada and lots of Latin American countries. That got me wondering: Does Sri Lanka “celebrate” Halloween? (I’m not sure celebrate is really the right term, unless you’re into celebrating the Night of the Witches.)
I was in Sri Lanka during […]
- Learning the Ups and Downs
- 2008.04.22 Filed under: Activities, Events
The Sri Lanka Disaster Management Center has found a new and possibly effective way of educating and training children in disaster mitigation…


