Sri Lanka

So today I remembered a country that for some reason is somehow strangely linked to me. The small island off the coast of India called Sri Lanka, is a place that for some unknown reason popped into my head when I was in 3rd grade. I had never really heard of the country but in my 9 year old mind, the words just came into my head. After I found out what Sri Lanka actually was, I became obsessed with researching it learning more about it. I know that someday I will go to Sri Lanka and see the tropical rolling hills and beautiful beaches--and of course, get to know it's fascinating culture.

Some quick facts about Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is made up of mainly two different ethnic groups--the Sinhalese People, who live mainly in the southern and western parts of the island, and the Tamil People who live in the upper east. The Sinhalese people are the majority of the people in Sri Lanka making a good majority and the Tamils are a smaller percentage. The dominant religion there is Buddhism, but there are many Hindus and a small percentage of Christians.

Being one of the most beautiful places on earth, Sri Lanka was known as the "Pearl of the Sea" and has many native resources that are exported all over the world--one of which is cinnamon.

I know this whole entry is a bit scattered, I just got off work and decided Sri Lanka would be a good topic to write about as it randomly popped into my head again today and I thought about how much I would love to travel there someday. I picture it being a beautiful place for hiking--they have herds of wild elephants there too. I think it would be so cool to be on an island knowing that somewhere there were herds of wild elephants running around--possibly nearby! (ha) But it really is beautiful. I will put pictures so you can see for yourself. I might possibly in a few years volunteer in an orphanage or a school system over the summer--I think that would be really amazing. Then I could really blog about Sri Lanka and actually know what I was talking about first hand!

Capital City of Colombo!

Adam's Peak! Gorgeous! 

Thanks everyone!- Rockwell