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Hi everybody!

It’s Saturday morning as I write this; still Friday night for most of you. When I woke up, I noticed that my mobile phone wasn’t receiving any signal. I asked the family downstairs and they, too, can’t use their phones. This means the communication system was taken down and the last time that happened when I was here it meant that Something Big was happening. That time it was a big LTTE attack on an airforce base in the north. So far I haven’t heard what’s going on now, but when Something Big happens, the government cuts the system in order to prevent communication and possible retaliation here on the east coast.

Hi everybody!

Greetings from Batticaloa!

I drove out from Colombo Monday. My friend, Nallaratne, picked me up in his van around 8:30 in the morning, and we arrived at my house at 5 that afternoon. As always, it was a long drive. But I’m happy to say I found the experience less exhausting that usual; perhaps I’m getting used to it, or maybe I just got extra good sleep the night before!

Hi Everybody!

Well, this is my first dispatch from Sri Lanka for our 2009 season. As many of you know, this will be the first of many updates. I certainly hope you enjoy them, and maybe even find them a little educational.