Cher's Overseas Adventure

Friday, March 24, 2006

Leaving Lanka

It is my last day in Sri Lanka and I am absolutely heartbroken. I try to take in everything I can and lock it away in my memory.

The intense heat of the day
The echoy sound of the call to prayer as a backdrop to squawks of crows and barks of dogs.
The last gains of sand from Hikkadua falling out of my shoes.
Chilies burning my tongue and lips for the last time.
The look on Arosha’s face when I say goodbye.
The palm trees and bogenvalia visible from the gym window.
Russell, fresh out of the shower, smiling and waving from balcony as I blow kisses from below
My shadow against the pavement as I zip through the streets of Colombo on the back of Suranga’s motorbike.
The sound of Thusana’s kiss in my ear.
The kindness of Sajee and Raji's gift
The smell of Surgana’s cologne as we drive to the airport.
The ring tone of my Sri Lankan cell phone as friends call to say goodbye.

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