I went to the Temple
in the early morning. I place all the gifts, letters and chocolates that I
prepare for them on their beds. We then take lots of pictures together. I
receive some letters, dolls, red and yellow roses. In their letters, they all
ask me to visit them again and send them a letter frequently. They feel happy
during my stay as I use various ways to teach them English to make learning
more interactive and they really love my drawings. They thank me for being an
English teacher, an Art teacher, a sister and a best friend. Some of them cry
and yes I did shed some tears too. Most of the kids arrive home at 2pm and they
told me not to leave today but tomorrow instead. I depart from Anuradhapura
to Colombo by
2.45 pm train, with a heavy heart. I wanted to stay a bit longer with them, but
I have another task and duty as a student. I did not realize that time flies
past swiftly for these past 5 weeks and I am going to go back to my normal life
without these kids. Without their morning and night greetings, without them
calling my Sri Lankan name ‘Tharu’, without them keep offering me various kinds
of new food that seem so mesmerizing in my eyes, without them teaching me new
words in Sinhala, and especially without these kids asking me to draw something
for them all the time. Girls, I will miss you and you will stay in my heart
forever. Thank you so much for being my source of light, so that I have the
privilege to be a Tharu (meaning: Star) for you all.
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| The girls room |
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| they love to pose! |
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| we take too many shots today |
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| with Ruwani, Nadeeka and Sanduni respectively |
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| Sanduni |
I reached Colombo
fort station after a 5- hours train journey. I felt very exhausted and dizzy. I
felt so drained and finally arriving the intern house. This time I stayed with
other Egyptian interns. They are very nice, friendly and welcoming. We share
some of our experiences and they also struggled during the first few days of
their stay in Sri Lanka,
but fortunately all resolved pretty quick in three days time.
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