{"id":3379,"date":"2017-07-26T17:40:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-26T16:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.partnerschoolsworldwide.co.uk\/?p=3379"},"modified":"2017-07-26T17:40:47","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T16:40:47","slug":"3379-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/partnerschoolsworldwide.co.uk\/uk\/2017\/07\/26\/3379-2\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

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Summer greetings from Sri Lanka aka Hambantota!<\/p>\n

What a day – it all started with a fairly early awakening. The chefs: Hannah; Poppy; Lily and Archie made the bomb breakfast (omelettes).<\/p>\n

Swiftly after we met the preschool children and their exquisite culture. They presented us with a ceremony with flower bouquets asnd someone (Elodie) got a tad teary. After that we played games out in the open. Once indoors we read to the small ones; the books were so intense a frog hopped in for a listen.<\/p>\n

After home time we had a fresh lunch, and in dismay: put back on our school uniform. Then we all piled onto a bus and – after a quick snack pit stop – we made our way to Tzu Chi (the local school).<\/p>\n

We finally met our buddies and tried to make as much small talk as possible. This was easy for the more talkative people but several people had some awkward silences – especially Sam after telling his Buddy what his favourite food was, chicken, only to find she was a strong vegetarian.<\/p>\n

We had an assembly where everyone said something in front of the students and parents. There were some performances from Easter buddies and Matt sang and played very well on his guitar. Then we tried some Sri Lankan food and chatted more with our buddies.<\/p>\n

As it started to get dark, a game of cricket commenced…
\nEngland vs Sri Lanka
\nWeydon vs Tzu Chi<\/p>\n

After some poor fielding and throwing from us, it wasn’t looking too good sadly. We put our best players to bat: Sammy C, Jonny W, and Archie W. Some cracking shots lead to a surprise win to Weydon – a rare occurrence!<\/p>\n

After a long and busy day, we all went back to dinner and Lily won star of the day! It sure has been a different day to all the others and it is one we surely won’t forget!
\nAnyway, night\/morning\/afternoon y’all!<\/p>\n

Elodie F and Tom DH <\/p>\n

Remember: if you want to see more photos of our trips check out Partner Schools Worldwide (PSW) on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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