The First Morning I Heard Them My first morning in Sri Lanka, I woke to a soft, rhythmic...
First Impressions of a Sacred City Stepping into Anuradhapura felt like walking into another time. The air was...
A Conversation Over Tea It was in a small temple outside Kandy where I first spoke with a...
A City Still Half-Asleep I arrived in Kandy before dawn, when the streets were quiet except for the...
A Sweet Invitation It was a warm afternoon in a small Sri Lankan village when my host placed...
A Dish That Surprised Me When I first heard “jackfruit curry,” I imagined something sweet. After all, jackfruit...
My First Hopper On my first morning in Sri Lanka, someone handed me what looked like a golden-brown,...
A Colorful Introduction It started with a small dish that looked almost too simple to be memorable: a...
The Walk to a Legend It was early morning when I set off for the Nine Arches Bridge...
Before the Sun Even Rose My alarm blared at 4:30 a.m., and for a moment, I questioned my...