A Beautiful Day

Now that I've been here awhile I've been noticing the differences between my culture and the culture of Sri Lanka. It can be very frustrating at times. I had been feeling really tense and my back was sore so I went for a massage. There is a spa in the Grand Hotel which offers massage. I was delighted to find this out ... those of you who know me well will understand! The best thing in the world is to have a massage.

So I did laundry on Saturday morning and went for my appoinment at 1pm. As I was approaching the hotel I saw Hector Perera and his wife Sriya. They run the spa and happen to be students in my part-time english class. Hector informed me that he had arranged for me to have a one hour massage instead of the 1/2 hour I had booked. He said that I would only have to pay for the 1/2 hour. It was very kind of them to do that for me. It was an amazing massage. It helped me to destress which is a very good thing.

After that I went to meet Matt and Rebecca at the school and found out that we were invited over to Murray and Esther's for pie. I love pie. Pie is right up there with getting a massage. While we were at their house it looked like it was going to rain so I went home to take in the laundry. On my way back to their house there were some men trimming the hedges of the school across the road from our school. I'm not sure what kind of hedges they are but when cut they give off a rich citrusy smell. It was delightful.

Further down the road on my way back I came across a wedding celebration. There were many people singing and dancing. Some of the activity had spilled out onto the road. It was nice to see everyone dressed up in bright, fancy clothes. There was a van load of young men who were having a great time. They made me smile. One of them was beating out a rhythm on the side of the van and they were all singing at the top of their lungs...they were not intoxicated incase you were wondering. They were having so much fun and as I walked by they all smiled but kept on singing ... remember it was raining ... I had my frog umbrella.

The pie was amazing ...it was rubharb...hmmmmm...rubharb pie. It was a good day with not too much stress but more than that it was a day where I was able to enjoy the wonders that God has created. I thank Him for that.