Daily Journal

Ella, Sri Lanka I finally arrived in Ella, tucked away up hills in the middle of the country. It is a bowl of fresh air and a big relief from the heat of Arugam bay. The landscape is beautiful and Read More …

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka Today is my last day in Arugam Bay, I am leaving for Ella tomorrow. I’m happy I could do the recordings of bats I needed to do. I feel relieved. Now I have much work to Read More …

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, The two last days I went exploring the area and did some recordings. Monday I did a lot of bicycle pedaling and went into the Southern area near lagoons in the countryside (Naula Wewa and Radella Read More …

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Days are alike lately and for good reasons. I’m engaged in a routine, with gym in the morning, then work at the co-work until sunset or sometimes later, then sleep; and in-between I am trying to Read More …

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Another day inside the tropical furnace. Here there is never rain at this season. It’s hot, or very hot; however, the sea breeze brings some freshness. I get some difficulties finding my beat as the heat Read More …

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Few days have passed, I am still in this small tourist town on the East coast. I feel blessed to be here, finally. It is probably the best place in Sri Lanka right now. While all Read More …

Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka, Today it has been 3 days since I arrived in Arugam Bay on the East coast of Sri Lanka. I forgot to write my journal entries, but here I come back to it. I moved from Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Again few days passed by, and still the same lockdown. It is sad to be obliged to stay home in these beautiful surroundings. But it might change today. In fact, I decided to move to another Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Yesterday I had some good luck, and some bad luck at the same time. While still in full lockdown all around the country here. My driver, the one that drove me around the South coast before Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Another 2 days have passed in a blink of an eye. I finally activated the new website for Articulated, it is online: https://articulatedsounds.com/ . There are still work to do since I have few bugs here Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, A new day in lockdown… I start to feel accustomed to this life. Yesterday they announced that they will extend until June 14. I am not sure if they will extend more, my initial bet was Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, It seems I am writing my journal entry every 2 or 3 days these past weeks. Since I am still in lockdown, I don’t have much to talk about. I booked a place to stay in Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Lockdown life continues here, I took this opportunity to clean up my plans and wish lists. It is funny to see that all my mid-term plans in the past year have been changed or canceled. Nothing Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Lockdown continues here. I am still at the same place. I am glad to have access to the sea, the scenery is beautiful. I am used to lockdowns now, after more than a year of repeated Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, ok so here in the entry, I am writing 3 days in 1. In fact, nothing really new happened lately. We are still in lockdown, the travel restriction has been extended until June 7. The days Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, So again not much new there, as it is now a full lockdown in Sri Lanka. Today 2nd day of this new lockdown series. I might last in time… I started again to work on a Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, In this journal entry, I am writing for 2 days in 1, as there has not been much happening lately. I prepared myself for the 3-day lockdown. It is actually a series of lockdowns 3 days Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Yesterday I managed to move to the new place. I really like this space. I feel great here with a positive mindset. The government announced more complete lockdowns coming this weekend, and then next week. I Read More …

Hiriketiya, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Today I arrived at a  new place to stay, not far from the previous one. It will be better, for the same price. There are 4 different rooms, I have the family suite even though I Read More …

Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Yesterday was the last day of total lockdown. It is good today to find some kind of freedom, even though it is really not like a normal situation. This morning I found a new place where I Read More …

Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Another day in lockdown, nothing really new. I was able to find a restaurant that delivers even though I think it is not legal since the government asked all shops to close, but anyway here is a Read More …

Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Yesterday started the long weekend lockdown, 3 entire days with no travel allowed, no shop, no food, no grocery. It is a very strict lockdown. Hopefully, I have the ocean in front of me so it does Read More …

Dickwella, Sri Lanka, Yesterday I prepared myself for lockdown as they forbid anybody to go out, and all shops closed for 3 entire days, so no food available at these times. And so today is the first day of lockdown, Read More …

Dickwella, Sri Lanka, So yesterday government eventually announced measures for travel restriction. Nothing surprising. But so many rules were given at the same time, and it is hard to understand quite frankly what is allowed or not. From what I Read More …

Dickwella, Sri Lanka, So here I arrived Dickwella Yesterday, I am sicker than the day before, and my nose can’t stop running. I checked again and this is not a Covid symptom! phew. I took some rest in the hotel Read More …

Tissa, Sri Lanka, Yesterday, I stayed put in Tissa as I felt a little sick, and furthermore, I couldn’t know what would be my next step. and after changing plans 10 times, depending on news that was arriving, I finally Read More …

Tissamaharama, Sri Lanka, Yesterday In the morning I recorded more around the place in Tangalle countryside, then I moved from Tangalle to Tissa, still with the same driver who is coming from Mirissa just for that. I have to say Read More …

Tangalle, Sri Lanka, Yesterday I explored around the great place I stay. The balcony view here is incredible. I recorded morning dawn, as there are wonderful birds around here. I also explored the old city of Tangalle. But again like Read More …

Tangalle, Sri Lanka, Yesterday my Tuktuk driver did a great job. He brought me to a new place more East, near Tangalle, and near the Rekawa Lagoon. The place I booked did cancel my stay at the last minute so Read More …

Mirissa, Sri lanka Yesterday I randomly found a wonderful tuk-tuk driver. I was able to go to the snake farm and record some of the snakes. Even though we waited more than 1 hour as everything’s shut off, the owner Read More …

Mirissa, Sri Lanka, In light of the Covid situation here, I decided to speed up my stay in Sri Lanka, and leave the country faster than I had wished. It is sad but I don’t see a better plan. Indeed Read More …

Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, In this entry, I am gonna tell about the 2 last days, since I did not write an entry Yesterday. So I am doing my little life here in Galle Fort, after getting free of the Read More …

Gale Fort, Sri Lanka, Yesterday, I finished my quarantine and moved to my new place in Galle Fort. It is a very nice Airbnb, with a sky-roof terrace that has a kitchen and bar. Very great to stay there as Read More …

Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, Today is my first day outside the quarantine area. I moved out and arrived at my new place in Galle Fort, it is a very pretty and interesting place. Yesterday and Today I had a class Read More …

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Today is the last day of my quarantine, finally. I got the result of my PCR test this morning (negative), so I am free to go outside. I still have one night here though. Tomorrow I will Read More …

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Yesterday was not very productive. I was not very focused, mostly low energy throughout the day. Then I did not sleep well at night. Maybe because of the full moon, I don’t see much explanation. It remains Read More …

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Since my quarantine began, I keep writing my location as Dodanduwa but it is more nuanced as this residence sits between 2 villages Hikkaduwa and Dodanduwa, So I could have said Hikkaduwa instead. Yesterday I planned better Read More …

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Today is day 9 of my quarantine here in Earthlinks house retreat. I think it has been a long time since I haven’t been exposed to that much humidity and heat for a long period. I believe Read More …