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Life
Coming home from school today, a man just jumped in front of my train. I remember hearing the thud and instantly knowing. A second earlier that man had been alive and breathing. You could see shock on the faces of the people standing on the platform. Some just stood there with their hands over their […]
And so it begins
I started classes this week (although it was more so orientation; real school starts next week). Walking in, my first thought was, “Did I just make my way into the United Nations building?” My class has got every continent covered (and numerous times over) expect for Australia/Oceania (does anyone actually know what’s correct?) and Antarctica […]
Munich: UnBavarialievable
Deutschland has been my home for nearly 3 weeks now. I’ve already realized that if I were to even attempt to tell you everything that has gone down since then, we’d have a novel on our hands. For example, simply explaining the plane flight into Berlin, I could tell you about the pilot who told […]
Welcome to Deutschland
Hello Gusties (former Gusties, current Gusties, kids who might possible be Gusties) and all you other fine folks who have stumbled onto my blog. In case you’re unaware, my name is Hasanga Samaraweera, but since I can remember, people have called me Hassie. I graduated from Gustavus only four short months ago and am now […]