Project Satori’s first phase was successfully held on 24 May at Maharagama Apeksha Hospital. During this session, Rotaractors engaged with cancer patients in a creative painting activity that encouraged self-expression, relaxation, and emotional relief. For patients facing the physical and emotional burdens of illness, the session gave them a chance to step away from daily […]
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A trip – Well planned
“Aunty, do you know the route to Kalupahana from here?” I asked her secretly so that others wouldn’t hear. “Go along this way,” she said, pointing to the road by the railway station. “There will be a junction with a rock, along with an arrow and ‘Horton Plains’ written on it…” she continued, giving directions […]
The Path Finder
Once A Traveller, Always A Traveller Across the Mistry Mountains: A Journey to Remember One peaceful evening at university, Pranami Wanigasooriya sat beside me and asked about the most unforgettable adventure I had experienced recently. That conversation slowly turned into a beautiful discussion about my very first camping journey to Suriyakanda. Before we enter to […]
Camping Basics: Building Your First Shelter
There is a strange silence that only the wilderness understands. It is not the silence of emptiness, but the silence of life itself. Leaves whisper secrets to the wind, crickets perform their endless midnight symphony, and somewhere beyond the darkness, unseen branches sway like tired arms beneath the moonlight. The first night I spent outdoors, […]
Memories That Stay Longer Than Places
There are many places I no longer remember clearly. The names of the streets faded first. Then the colours of the buildings. The exact routes, the hotel rooms, and the maps folded inside the backpacks all disappeared quietly into time, like footprints on the sand washed away by the ocean. But the memories? They stayed. […]
