Heading to Colombo myself (27th January 2013)

I was scared at first, but fortunately I arrived safely around 9pm. Then my TN manager and I pick up another Chinese intern from the airport. He will be teaching primary school children in Anuradhapura. My TN manager and I had lots of things to chat about. I get to know that two other interns, who work in the same village as me stay at a very good accommodation with great facilities owned by rich family. I realize that I am not the luckiest, if I recall- I could never get a satisfied answers from AIESEC Sri Lanka representative every time I asked questions related to the projects and place that I will be staying at in emails (I could sense that they were not sure and uncertain either), I didn’t get a proper accommodation to stay when I first reached Sri Lanka, I had to stay in nunnery with limited facilities, surroundings who do not communicate in English at all, slept with reptiles and various kinds of insects, and me myself experiencing this without a company made the situation even worse. Honestly I was very upset and disappointed at that time towards AIESEC Sri Lanka which couldn’t even meet the least expectations- I didn’t ask for a fancy bed with aircons, I just wish that they can be more systematic and get the accommodation ready for me to settle down.  But whatever happens, I have to go through it and stay strong. Nevertheless I am glad that my kids are my source of strength.

At night, I am staying in an intern house and I sleep with two other Chinese girls. The room is much better than the one that I had in Anuradhapura. The interns who are staying at this house are working together in large groups for specific project, such as software engineering, gaming, and travelling. They are very nice and welcoming. They can rely on each other and share similar experiences, unlike me whom working in Sarana myself. Even they ask me to join them if I am not happy with my project. I thank them for the offer but I am not a type of person to leave my work halfway. I love the girls in Sarana.