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In April 2019, I was heading on a month long surfing trip to Ahangama, Sri Lanka. Little did I know the trip would be full of surprises and challenges.
Surfing from sunrise to sunset, drinking coconut water straight from the coconut, trying local cuisine, interacting with a foreign culture and meeting people from North America to New Zealand. Although the dream I was living was not just full of joy and laughter, the last days of the trip were memorable, but not in a way you would think. What sort of mindset and attitude do we ought to have known how different our travel destination’s customs are. Cancel out of fear? Act the way we would back home? Do thorough research? Being overly cautious? I think it might lead us to forget why we are there in the first place. I’m not saying we should turn a blind eye to how things may differ from our usual perspective, but then how to cope? Depending on the location, constantly looking over our shoulder takes away a sort of ‘free-spir
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Sri Lanka’s first ever sign language journalist Suranga Udari made her debut recently with a report on the coastal region in Galle. Udari dealt with pollution, an issue that had affected the country in spite of promises made by successive governments to tackle it. It was Sri Lanka’s first ever sign language report.
Suranga Udari was born deaf, but loved journalism. She wanted to become a journalist from a very young age. She was nominated by her fellow employees at the Sri Lanka Central Federation of the Deaf to participate in a five-day intensive residential training camp conducted by Vibrant Voices; a programme dedicated to support organizations that work for marginalized communities. The programme supported Udari in realizing her dreams of becoming a journalist through its weekly news magazine “MediaCorps Watch.” The news magazine featured Udari’s first ever news report on the 1st of January 2021, following which she was extended an invitation to work as a journalist
After basing themselves in Sydney, where they worked for a few years after the trip, the search for a different way of life brought them to Sri Lanka in 2018. They soon became smitten by the beauty of the country with its lush green landscapes, unspoilt beaches and welcoming people.
“When we visited for the first time in 2018, it really ticked all the boxes for us. It’s one of the biodiversity hotspots in the world there’s abundant wonderful nature here and the people have a very warm, welcoming spirit. I would liken it to Ireland 25 years ago.
The surrounding areas of where the hotel will be