Sunny's Choyce - Infinities Edge Global Trekking

So it's one of those rare days that I actually feel happy and for-filled even though I had a stressful week full of chaos , miscommunications,  trails and triumphs .  Yesterday I was paid the nicest compliment from a boy named Anu in my leadership class here in Sri Lanka.  I was teaching the concept of being proactive. I said who can give me an example of being "proactive". Anu raises his hand enthusiastically and says... "Sister Sunny (apparently thats me) , just now when you arrive at the boys home you saw the dogs eye was with injury & right away you look how to help make a plan and wash the dogs eye and put the cream." I was so impressed that Anu put both this life event and our workshop lesson together ! Way to go buddy:) At the end of the workshop I took the boys with me and taught them how to make the saline  solution to flush out the dogs eye and how to apply the antibiotic cream.  I said  "ok , now you all can be proactive too, this is your 1st...

-- Sharing in the Sri Lankan Sunset -- I hurry down to the beach to catch the sun setting, at the end of a hot and sweaty day. I just arrived in Sri Lanka.  I need a 2- month visa, but the office is closed for the weekend.  So I get to take a welcome break in a small inn near the beach before I go to my planned community project 10 hours away, in northern Sri Lanka. I find a rock to sit on between sand, seas and palm trees. I’m feeling a bit agitated with myself because I forgot my travel sarong for sitting on the beach.   In Canada I packed 10,000 things to bring  to Sri Lanka and then forgot something I knew I would need often, my sarong. Not far away I notice a mother carrying a toddler very awkwardly, while she is kicking coconut shells down the dunes. She comes up behind me. A small boy runs in front of me along the shore line, collecting drift wood. The mom looks tired, and the toddler seems heavy in her arms. She finds h...

The unofficial travel journal of inspirational adventure stories, life, quirks, COLORS & International aid work. You never know what is around the corner. Story #1 Infinity’s Edge and the Baggage Angel   So it all begins with the baggage! Always the bags... What do I need in the bag, packing the bag ,weighing the bag... Whoops again, ....overfilling the bag and now having to take out whatever precious randomness that I think I might not need for my next journey. This one being several projects in Sri Lanka. But you see, the issue is the stuff  I'm taking is usually not mine ... it’s for the world .  Have you ever hear the expression "carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? " Well, I feel like that a lot, and with the baggage even more so .   I'm tirelessly trying to predict what useful donations I will need for the next project at a children's home or care centre for challen...