Today we arrived in the MALDIVES!!! This place has been a dream of mine since I was ten years old. Ever since I was little my mom would give me a beach themed calendar every Christmas. My favorite months were always the ones that had pictures of the Maldives! I would rip them out a keep them. When I was 13 I decided to do something with all the pictures. I made some wall … [Read more...] about Maldives
Today we climbed the rocks fortress in Sri Lanka! Some people refer to it as the 8th wonder of the world. It took about an hour to get to the top, but the view was completely worth it! I got a little scared walking up the final stretch to the top because it was extremely steep and narrow! However, I just held on to the railing and made my way up! Our tour guide did a great job … [Read more...] about Rock fortress
Today is my first office dive. I had 2 dives today. Now I know the reason that I choose to be a certified diver. I saw Broad-stripe fusilier, cowtail stingray, blue-face angelfish, turtles, etc. The underwater world is something different. Then we played voleyball with local boys. they look like simple people, and they are very nice. I think they have strong friendship. By the … [Read more...] about Day 10
we left Sri Lanka. It is a beautiful place. I may come back one day for the train ride. Then we have a free evening to explore Madives. The island we stay is called Fulidhoo. There are only 300 inhabitants here. It only took 15 mins to have a tour here. Even it is a small island, they have school, Heath center, cafe, grocery store, etc. Water is so blue and clear. And darker … [Read more...] about Day 9
Yesterday we went to the rock fortress and I can't even describe how amazing it was to see it in person finally. I had seen pictures when I looked it up but nothing compares to the actual rock. As we got closer I noticed the steps we were going to be walking up on the side of it, and I am terrified of heights. I didn't realize it would be like that for some reason, and … [Read more...] about Sigiriya