By Tamica Perera

For the past seven weeks I have been in Marawila, Sri Lanka. It is a small town about two hours away from the capital and it houses the Holy Cross Children’s Home. The Children’s Home is an orphanage where twenty seven girls live. Of these girls is Ayesha, an 11 year old girl who recently started school.

Because of her previous inaccessible to school, she is being pushed to change grade levels every semester. She is currently in the second grade but is struggling in English. We typically either use the attached book or we do simple oral tasks.

Ayesha is now familiar with the alphabet and is able to spell a few words! She is persist in learning and enjoys the lessons.

In my free time I spend time with my family and take my own lessons in Sinhala, the main language spoken in Sri Lanka.

All the images of Ayesha are uploaded with permission from her and the head nun.