I completely forgot that I had this blog until I stumbled across it tonight. It's interesting to look back at old posts and remember things that have slipped away.
I'm sitting in my temporary living room here in Sri Lanka. It's been my living room for the past two weeks, and will be mine for another week and a half. I'll head back to Thailand after that and spend a week up around Chiang Mai.... it feels so strange to be away from friends, family, and all familiar faces for such a long period of time.
I spent this past weekend in a little mountain town named Kandy. It's a beautiful town, but I spent most of my stay there feeling pretty vulnerable. Anyone could tell just by looking at me that I'm obviously not from there... and there isn't a whole lot that I can do to blend in. Unfortunately that tends to makes me a target. I would negotiate a price with a taxi driver, and once we'd begin driving he would suddenly say that it was going to cost more. I would spend a half an hour at the internet cafe where the price was clearly posted on the wall, and when I'd go to pay they would try to charge me double. It seems ridiculous to argue with someone over 100 rupees, which is less than 1usd, but it's the principle of the thing... damnit.
I'm exhausted, so I'm going to get some sleep. Now that I've remember that I have this blog, I'll try to update it again soon...