While my fourth university semester was extremely busy with studies, it was also the best time I've had at university so far. My courses were in person, which made the study environment much more interactive and motivating, and I spent a lot of time with my friends, from studying together to going out at night … Continue reading South-East Europe cycling tour, 05. – 27.07.2022
The last few months that I lived in Sri Lanka were filled with uncertainty due to COVID-19, and this had particularly large impacts on the end of my school life. One of the best moments in this challenging time though was that we had an in-person graduation, which my classmates and I appreciated as a … Continue reading Sri Lanka Cycling Tour, 25.06. – 06.07.2020
After my school was closed in mid-March, the next shock for my classmates, my family and I came when Colombo district was put under lockdown to halt the spread of COVID-19. Initially, the curfews were lifted every two to three days to allow people to buy groceries, but it quickly became clear that this approach … Continue reading Lockdown Birding, 04.-05.2020
Ever since we left South Africa and moved to Sri Lanka in 2017 I wanted to return to this beautiful country. After one-and-a-half years, I finally made a trip there with my mother to see friends and see some of the familiar places we loved to visit when we lived there.
Every year in January the Overseas School of Colombo makes one-week trips with its students to various spots around the island, called Week Without Walls, in order for them to get to know the island better. Last year I went to the Jaffna area in the far north of Sri Lanka, and it was a … Continue reading Sri Lankan Highlands 21.-25.01.2019
My Zone Is Birding 