Settling In

After a full night's sleep, I feel more in tune with the reality of being here. They do say that, as a general rule, it takes one day to adjust for each time zone. I hope that is not really the case as it means I won't be fully acclimated for nearly two weeks!

As it's morning, I am sitting with a mug of milk tea. There's a door by the kitchen that looks to the side of the lot with all the vegetation and trees. I hear 'Tamil' birds, miner birds and a neighbour's rooster. The miner birds are by far the most melodic.



Evening has come. We went to Minuwangoda today for shopping. Downtown is about a kilometer and a half away. Three of us (Jay, younger sister, and I) travelled in a 3-wheel tuk-tuk which hare made in India by Bajaj. We phoned so one stopped at driveway gate and took us to do errands. We picked up groceries as well as some alcohol and beer. A 625 ml bottle of Lion Pilsner costs the equivalent of just 50 cents. Imagine that!