This weekend, I had the opportunity to compete in a local track meet called ISAC (International Schools Athletic Championship), where I faced some of the toughest competition. While I am used to competing against all-rounders because of SAISA, this meet featured local competitors who had the advantage of larger teams with individuals who specialized in […]
After Season 1 SAISA finished I felt like my weeks were a little bit empty. I had production on Mondays and Wednesdays but nothing on Tuesdays and Fridays. I decided to sign up for football. Football is not a sport I enjoy nor is it one I am good at so I thought it would […]
Our school, OSC, is a part of an international school sports league called SAISA (The South Asian Inter-Scholastic Association). As mentioned in one of my previous posts I was chosen to play on OSC’s Girl’s Volleyball team. Our tournament was held over the course of three days from October 20-22 2022 at the American International […]
While swimming was a sport which I had been doing on and off for the last four years I never built consistency or routine till 10th grade. It was at this point I felt like I needed more variety so I decided to continue with volleyball, which I had started in the last quarter of […]
I got the chance to go to a national park called Jathika Namal Uyana with some friends and family. At the very end of the park there is a rose quartz mountain you can climb. We visited at noon so it was very very hot, despite the immense heat the sun was valuable as […]
Wednesday was another travel day for us, we headed out to the Rainforest Ecolodge, a lodging located in Eastern Sinharaja. To get to the parking lot we had to drive up motion sickness inducing mountains. I was so happy to finally see a toilet, I ran to the bathroom as fast as I could. […]
Recently, the whole of secondary school had their WWW trips, I was on the Down South Trip. During this 5 day period, we visited several places and indulged in both physical and creative activities. On the first day of our trip, we went to Kahandamodara, which is one of the southernmost places in Sri Lanka. […]
I did several activities during my stay in the Maldives, I went on a day trip to an island in the atoll of the capital, Kaafu (Kāfu) Atoll, just 16km Northeast of Malé. It was a local island called Himmafushi. The island itself is known for being a very good surf point (Jailsbreak Point). It […]
Closer to the New Year, my family and friends went on a trip to Noonu (Nūnu) Atoll, which is one of the more northern districts of Maldives. This atoll is known for being good for snorkelling and diving because of its biodiversity. We visited Thamburudhoo, a relatively small island, and over here, me and a […]
Diving has been something I’ve done recreationally several times in the past, both in the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Over the break, I got the opportunity to go back to the Maldives, where I got the chance to complete some of the PADI Open Water sessions I had left with Moodhu Bulhaa (dive centre). During […]
