Colombo

The sun was rising in the east after a full night and half a day of flying. We landed this morning in Colombo, the capital city of Sri Lanka. I see why this is called the jewel of the Indian Ocean. Things are green and lush, and very tropical. The cars drive on the other side of the road, and the drivers sit on the other side of the car. The motorcycles drive down the middle of the streets, kind of like in Paris.

I have just started to meet some of the people here. they seem very nice and sincere. The projects that they are managing from the capital city include the one that I am going to, as well as an older project in the far north, called Point Pedro.

The big news around the city is the Cricket World Cup. Sri Lanka plays New Zealand tonight in Mumbai, and the place is just buzzing. Billboards and giant cutouts of players line the airport as well as the streets. It is very exciting, and I hope to see some of it. I also hope that someone can explain it to me. Anyway, we are rooting for Sri Lanka. The atmosphere is like we saw in the movie Invictus, and it has just about as much importance to the people here.