Helga’s Folley and More …

Waking up at 5 to get ready for school had its challenges but nothing prepared me for the adventure this trip would take me on. I arrived at school at 6 and we got on a bus heading to the train station where we would take a train to Kandy. The ride was bumpy one might even compare it to a rodeo, nevertheless, it was enjoyable as the very was great!

After arriving at the train station we stopped to get a few refreshers and continued to walk to the temple we would be visiting. Once in front of the temple we put our bags in vans and headed inside, it was my first time in a Sri Lankan temple especially such an important one where Buddha’s tooth lies. I would say I was a bit shocked when I had to take my shoes off to enter and there were so many strict rules we had to follow for example the separation of male and female as entering the temple through a security check. Once inside the temple, it was hard to move around as everyone was in the temple, apperiantly we had decided to go at the time when the temple was most busy. Nevertheless, we found an area where my friend Naomi and I could draw some of the interesting architectural structures. After having finished visiting the temple we headed to the vans to a pizza place where we enjoyed 5 big pizzas that Ms. Eagle had paid for (Thank you so much, Ms. Eagle!).

After arriving at Helga’s Folley a hotel with the most unique displays I have ever seen, every inch of this place was covered in paintings art sculptures and broken glass shards it was truly an amazing yet kinda creepy place. We unpacked and headed to the main area to create some art, using acrylic watercolor and crayon we all made some pieces of art. Afterward, we went and changed into our PJs and explored a bit, we ended up watching a movie in the home theater until dinner was served. Afterward, we headed to bed and it was time to call it a day.

For the rest of the trip, we visited interesting historical monuments, such as an ancient city and more. I got to experiment with a lot of different art forms on this trip but ‘Helgas Folley” was my favorite and the place I learned the most. As this was my first and last WWW in this school it was an experience to remember.  I made new friends from other grades that I am still close to this day, the other day we reunited for dinner to catch up. I also had a few shocking things happen during the trip such as waking up with a dead bird on our mosquito net. or when we bought ice cream for the students and got robbed by some monkeys who stole an icecream.