Sophie, Nacho, Sebastian and I had a driver take us to Udawalawa Natonal Park and Adam’s Peak for the Wednesday and Thursday.
It was sad to leave the fieldhouse and to say goodbye to everyone, they had all become my Sri Lankan family during my time volunteering.
Ayubowan! Kohomada? When I first arrived in Hikkaduwa and was chatting to Saya, he asked about what I do back home. I told him I…
Ahoy from Hikkaduwa! It has been over two weeks and I am still here…this did not go according to plan but I guess sometimes when…
My second week volunteering in Sri Lanka was special, as on Tuesday we got up extra early and drove to the Knuckles Mountain Range.
The weekends at the field house are free time, so on the first weekend I went away with Cheng and Yufei. We first went to…
Every morning we drive out to a specific area to do a transect, which involves walking along a planned route in search of signs of…
I caught the train from Colombo to Kandy, which has to be the most unforgettable train ride I’ve ever experienced here in Sri Lanka.
I came here to get some hands-on experience as a current biology graduate and have definitely learnt about human-elephant conflict and met some amazing people…
Colombo is like most big cities - busy, dirty, smelly - but it definitely has character. Everything is hectic and chaotic, especially the roads...it is…