From the observations we have made on our travels it is clear that Gilmans’ report was correct when it clearly stipulated that there was no dominant structure and no definition of Eco village (Dawson, 2006, p13). Other observations also became apparent, particularly in Sri Lanka, where, whilst the government were involved in many of the […]

Today was an excellent day. The whole team was upbeat about the success of Sarvodaya yesterday and optimism was high about our scheduled trip to visit the house of Rory Spowers in Samakanda. We were to set off at 9am and planed to arrive there at about 10am, so we gathered for breakfast at 8am […]

After an adventurous day at the eco hotel on day 3, it was time to experience yet another adventure at Sarvodaya, a most recognized eco village of Srilanka. The team gathered at around 6:30 am to discuss on the questionnaire specific to the Sarvodaya. As the place was quiet far from Weligama, we had to […]

Today we went to the eco-village: Holiday Resort in Kamburupitiya.  We left hotel a little bit later than usual, because we need to wait for the cinnamon team. We stuck on the road for about 2 hours, the driver cannot find the way, and we need to drop down the cinnamon team first. Although it […]

After five months of preparation we finally arrived. Sri-Lanka or, as understood by its various colonizers, Ceylon. I must confess the hardest part was not conducting a research nor working with a group and finding the right angle for this project but, to see my little two year old daughter waiving bye-bye at the window […]