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    • Fruit of the War
    • Joseph and the Technicolored…Xylophone?
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    • Charles
    • Disney
    • Woodstock
    • Touring the World
    • Painting the Rainbow
    • Manny the Garden Gnome
    • Spring Fever
    • The Drug Store & The Clerk
    • The Greatest Romance the World Has Ever Known
    • Linguini & Clams
    • Ketchup & Mustard
    • Fireworks
    • Time Warp
    • Susan & Big jason (the Amazons)
    • The Proposal
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    • The Big Apple
    • The Galapagos
    • The Perfect Home
    • Sandy
    • Pregnancy
    • Watermelon Tummies
    • Spring Birthday Parties
    • Tony Roma’s Ribs
    • Me
    • So Much Light
    • The Other Babies
    • Washing
    • Austin
    • Oo’s and Aa’s
    • Mommy & Me
    • Daddy
    • The Four-Leaf Clovers
    • Pumpkin Patch
    • My Best Friend Mitch
    • Sesame Street
    • Numbers and Letters
    • Frankenstein
    • Preschool
    • Miss Lani & Toby
    • Oh! Wasn’t It A Jubilee
    • Cassie & Alex & Ashley
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Jason and Danielle
    • Painting
    • Hand-Washing
    • Hamentashen
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    • Oh! The Places You’ll Go!
    • I Just Can’t Wait to Be King
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    • Buddy System
    • JJ
    • Butterflies
    • Carob
    • The Yellow Convertible
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    • Amarillo Armadillo
    • Scholastic Book Fair
    • Oklahoma!
    • Ice Skating
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    • Mrs. Blair
    • Mr. Erstad
    • My Special Paints
    • This is Absolutely Ridiculous!
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    • Its To Easy
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    • Titanic
    • Whale Watch
    • If I Was
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    • 3rd Grade
    • Exploring the Rainforest
    • Mrs. Koltai
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    • Miles Lewis
    • Christmas in Kentucky
    • Field Day
    • Superworm!
    • Ramona Quinby
    • Sierra Canyon
    • 4th Grade
    • Memories
    • Ms. Mulder
    • Christopher Columbus
    • Dana Point
    • Yuroks
    • The Science Fair
    • Martin Luther King
    • I Am Flying! I Am Flying!
    • Scholastic Book Fair
    • Prologue
    • Roller Coaster Tycoon
    • Nectarines
    • Alaska
    • 5th Grade
    • Sacramento
    • The Liberty Bell
    • Daniel Molina’s Butt
    • Pixie Stix
    • Shelby
    • Mr. Nislick
    • Bananas and…
    • Kaycelyn
    • Paradise
    • Ukulele
    • Cheeseburger in Paradise
    • Surfing
    • Jordan Barnett
    • McDonald’s
    • 6th Grade
    • Williamsburg
    • George Washington
    • Lincoln
    • Plane Trip
    • Cedar Gardens
    • Samuel
    • Tricorn Hats
    • Spoiled Milk
    • Balls
    • My Dance With Jordan
    • Mr. D
    • Two Planes Crashing
    • Our Cross-Country Trip
    • McDonald’s
    • Tex-Mex
    • Balloons
    • The Gang
    • the ABCs
    • Mrs. Haskell
    • Jackson 5
    • Karma Chameleon
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    • As Our Lives Change
    • Brentwood
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    • Mo
    • The Student Store
    • Michael Riccard
    • Manicures
    • Michael
    • Caroline
    • Tacos
    • Brian Delamarter
    • Cross-Country
    • Cheesecake
    • Ms. Stockton
    • Roby
    • Romeo & Juliet
    • Carenna
    • Mr. Didden
    • Ally
    • The Best Night of My Life
    • I Hope She Likes Me
    • Smiling
    • Do You and…Ally?
    • Spring Preparing
    • Track Season
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    • Becoming a Man
    • Spongebob Squarepants
    • Vegas, Baby!!
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    • The KLD
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    • Thugs Don’t Know
    • JH Dance
    • Abby
    • Luv Me Baby
    • World Cultures
    • Breasts Like Peaches
    • Dear Edwina
    • Auditions
    • Character Studies
    • Mr. Porter
    • A Golden Ball of Light
    • Dress Rehearsal
    • The Night of the Big Show
    • Scenes
    • Intermission
    • Hola Lola
    • Goals
    • Mr. Pflieger
    • Summer
    • Kris Rudolph
    • Jon Sohn
    • The Stairs
    • The Milonopoli
    • The Stare
    • Woodley
    • A Whole New Country
    • The “Latin Snake”
    • Dr. Lavoie
    • The New “Teach”
    • The Age of Achilles
    • Niko
    • Malibu Creek
    • Bell-Jeff
    • Damn, Niko!
    • Woodley (Race)
    • Paraclete
    • Joshua Tree
    • Mt. SAC
    • League Finals
    • The Weight Room
    • Frenchie
    • Spring Training
    • Grant
    • Track
    • Tyrie
    • B. Scott
    • The Best Night of My Life
    • Great Expectations
    • Woodley
    • SAC
    • “1..2..3..KEEP CLAIRE!”
    • Austin Diamond
    • Oakwood
    • Grant
    • Chasing the Bus
    • Donuts
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    • Woodley
    • Huh?
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    • Ensure
    • Jeff
    • Me
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    • Senior Key Chapel
    • Something…Green
    • Disney Hall
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    • A New Beginning
    • Yell O!!!
    • FIG (Freshman Interest Group)
    • Oregon Rain
    • The Cascades
    • Whitey
    • LA
    • Fall in my new Digs
    • Snow! :)
    • Spring
    • Nearby Nature
    • Origin of the Cosmos
    • Kidd Tutorial
    • Kelly
      • The Cottonwood Leaf
      • Cherry Blossoms
    • Mustard Springs
    • Western Black Rhino
    • I Don’t Know What I Should Be Doing
    • Dear All
    • The Elephants
    • Shermin di Silva
    • Peter Heller
    • You’re Screwed
    • In the summer of 2011
    • Kickstarter
    • The World I’m Leaving
    • Sri Lanka
      • Uda Walawe
      • Dharmasiri
      • Ashoka
      • The Elephant Research Team
      • The Elephants
      • Paradise
      • The BBC
      • A Thousand Sri Lankans
      • Speak of Peace
      • Corn
      • Goodbye
      • Dharmasiri
      • The Love Poems
      • The Rest of my Trip
        • Sinharaja
        • Matara
        • Kandy
    • It Would All Be Real
    • Welcome Back, Doodleman!
    • Kentucky
    • Linda Grasso
    • Office Depot
    • In the Shadow of Giants
    • Running Readers
    • CH Cross-Country Coach
    • When I Ruled the World
    • You Are Loved
    • Love Poems
    • Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
    • Isabelle
    • Ashoka Riding With The Elephant
    • Dharmasiri at the Campfire
    • Isabelle
    • Paradise
      • The Dark and the Light
      • The Song of Impossibilities
      • Isabelle & Ishmael
      • I Wanna Be
      • Frozen
      • Gelson’s
      • The Fault in Our Stars
      • Sex
      • Kids
      • What the Things Said
      • Let’s Be Girls
      • Cancer
      • It’s Time To Go Home
    • Dharmasiri
    • The Road Back
    • Adam’s Peak
    • I Still Believe
    • The End
    • Acknowledgements
    • These Hands
    • Mom…Dad???
    • The Rest of My Story
    • The Cliff (My Platform)
    • I Know How to Save The World
    • Me
  • My Story
    • Hi!
    • A Surprise
    • Me
    • I really like
    • EVERYTHING!!!
    • I love the birds and the bees!
    • I have a story
    • World peace
    • It’s all about me!
    • Actually, it’s about everybody!
    • Lots of People to Thank
    • Sandy
    • My Very First Birthday Party
    • Rocket Ship
    • Outer Space
    • Mommy
    • Daddy
    • Someday
    • Grandpa Stanley
    • Everybody
    • Me
    • A Special Invitation
    • My Very First Birthday Party
    • Birthday Cake Ice Cream
    • Presents
    • The Rocket
    • Our Solar System
      • #2013 (no title)
    • The Icy Planets
    • Earth
    • The First Cells
    • Life Science (The Cambrian Explosion)
    • Gondwana
    • Monkey
    • The Journey
    • The Lotus Eaters
    • The Agricultural Revolution
    • Thebes
    • The Greeks
    • Jesus Christ
    • Africa & The Baobab Trees
    • Muhammad
    • (Sand) Castles and Kings
    • Vikings
    • The Battle of the Century
    • The Court Jester’s History
    • One Peace
    • Captain John Smith
    • Pocahontas
    • The Scientific Revolution
    • My Very First Thanksgiving
    • Somewhere Else
    • And Else (Like China)
    • The Industrial Age
    • The Romantics
    • Seas of Mustard
    • Grandpa
    • The World’s Fair
    • The Beautiful Green Cliff
    • Approaching the Rainbow
    • Rows & Rows of Corn
    • Fruit of the War
    • Joseph and the Technicolored…Xylophone?
    • The Girl on the Other Side of the Rainbow
    • Mr. Bob Hope
    • Charles
    • Disney
    • Woodstock
    • Touring the World
    • Painting the Rainbow
    • Manny the Garden Gnome
    • Spring Fever
    • The Drug Store & The Clerk
    • The Greatest Romance the World Has Ever Known
    • Linguini & Clams
    • Ketchup & Mustard
    • Fireworks
    • Time Warp
    • Susan & Big jason (the Amazons)
    • The Proposal
    • The Kiss
    • The Big Apple
    • The Galapagos
    • The Perfect Home
    • Sandy
    • Pregnancy
    • Watermelon Tummies
    • Spring Birthday Parties
    • Tony Roma’s Ribs
    • Me
    • So Much Light
    • The Other Babies
    • Washing
    • Austin
    • Oo’s and Aa’s
    • Mommy & Me
    • Daddy
    • The Four-Leaf Clovers
    • Pumpkin Patch
    • My Best Friend Mitch
    • Sesame Street
    • Numbers and Letters
    • Frankenstein
    • Preschool
    • Miss Lani & Toby
    • Oh! Wasn’t It A Jubilee
    • Cassie & Alex & Ashley
    • Valentine’s Day
    • Jason and Danielle
    • Painting
    • Hand-Washing
    • Hamentashen
    • The Sticker King
    • Spring Festival
    • Oh! The Places You’ll Go!
    • I Just Can’t Wait to Be King
    • Kindergarten
    • Hi! I’m Austin!
    • Mrs. Chegwidden
    • Neil
    • Spiders & Frogs & Owls
    • Peanut Butter & Jelly
    • Treetop Library
    • Lice Checks
    • Buddy System
    • JJ
    • Butterflies
    • Carob
    • The Yellow Convertible
    • Power Rangers
    • Amarillo Armadillo
    • Scholastic Book Fair
    • Oklahoma!
    • Ice Skating
    • 1st Grade
    • Mrs. Blair
    • Mr. Erstad
    • My Special Paints
    • This is Absolutely Ridiculous!
    • My Diary
    • I Hate Everything
    • Its To Easy
    • Music
    • Boston
    • The Big Cruise
    • Buzz Lightyear
    • 2nd Grade
    • Mrs. Zedler’s Punching Bag
    • Math Blaster
    • The Amazing Writing Machine
    • My Story
    • Mrs. Travolta
    • Titanic
    • Whale Watch
    • If I Was
    • The Book Fair
    • The Book Fair
    • Flour Patch Babies
    • My Baby
    • Gizmo Gadget Science Camp
    • 3rd Grade
    • Exploring the Rainforest
    • Mrs. Koltai
    • My Little Angles
    • My Book Report
    • Miles Lewis
    • Christmas in Kentucky
    • Field Day
    • Superworm!
    • Ramona Quinby
    • Sierra Canyon
    • 4th Grade
    • Memories
    • Ms. Mulder
    • Christopher Columbus
    • Dana Point
    • Yuroks
    • The Science Fair
    • Martin Luther King
    • I Am Flying! I Am Flying!
    • Scholastic Book Fair
    • Prologue
    • Roller Coaster Tycoon
    • Nectarines
    • Alaska
    • 5th Grade
    • Sacramento
    • The Liberty Bell
    • Daniel Molina’s Butt
    • Pixie Stix
    • Shelby
    • Mr. Nislick
    • Bananas and…
    • Kaycelyn
    • Paradise
    • Ukulele
    • Cheeseburger in Paradise
    • Surfing
    • Jordan Barnett
    • McDonald’s
    • 6th Grade
    • Williamsburg
    • George Washington
    • Lincoln
    • Plane Trip
    • Cedar Gardens
    • Samuel
    • Tricorn Hats
    • Spoiled Milk
    • Balls
    • My Dance With Jordan
    • Mr. D
    • Two Planes Crashing
    • Our Cross-Country Trip
    • McDonald’s
    • Tex-Mex
    • Balloons
    • The Gang
    • the ABCs
    • Mrs. Haskell
    • Jackson 5
    • Karma Chameleon
    • Graduation
    • As Our Lives Change
    • Brentwood
    • Harvard-Westlake
    • Campbell Hall
    • Orientation
    • The Sorting Hat
    • Fast Friends
    • Mo
    • The Student Store
    • Michael Riccard
    • Manicures
    • Michael
    • Caroline
    • Tacos
    • Brian Delamarter
    • Cross-Country
    • Cheesecake
    • Ms. Stockton
    • Roby
    • Romeo & Juliet
    • Carenna
    • Mr. Didden
    • Ally
    • The Best Night of My Life
    • I Hope She Likes Me
    • Smiling
    • Do You and…Ally?
    • Spring Preparing
    • Track Season
    • Summer Reading
    • My Bar Mitzvah
    • Becoming a Man
    • Spongebob Squarepants
    • Vegas, Baby!!
    • 8th Grade
    • Kelsey (Big Boobs)
    • The KLD
    • Our Hood
    • Thugs Don’t Know
    • JH Dance
    • Abby
    • Luv Me Baby
    • World Cultures
    • Breasts Like Peaches
    • Dear Edwina
    • Auditions
    • Character Studies
    • Mr. Porter
    • A Golden Ball of Light
    • Dress Rehearsal
    • The Night of the Big Show
    • Scenes
    • Intermission
    • Hola Lola
    • Goals
    • Mr. Pflieger
    • Summer
    • Kris Rudolph
    • Jon Sohn
    • The Stairs
    • The Milonopoli
    • The Stare
    • Woodley
    • A Whole New Country
    • The “Latin Snake”
    • Dr. Lavoie
    • The New “Teach”
    • The Age of Achilles
    • Niko
    • Malibu Creek
    • Bell-Jeff
    • Damn, Niko!
    • Woodley (Race)
    • Paraclete
    • Joshua Tree
    • Mt. SAC
    • League Finals
    • The Weight Room
    • Frenchie
    • Spring Training
    • Grant
    • Track
    • Tyrie
    • B. Scott
    • The Best Night of My Life
    • Great Expectations
    • Woodley
    • SAC
    • “1..2..3..KEEP CLAIRE!”
    • Austin Diamond
    • Oakwood
    • Grant
    • Chasing the Bus
    • Donuts
    • Breaking 5
    • CIF
    • Woodley
    • Huh?
    • UCLA
    • Stress Fracture
    • The Book Fair
    • Ensure
    • Jeff
    • Me
    • College Letters
    • Senior Key Chapel
    • Something…Green
    • Disney Hall
    • IntroDUCKtion
    • A New Beginning
    • Yell O!!!
    • FIG (Freshman Interest Group)
    • Oregon Rain
    • The Cascades
    • Whitey
    • LA
    • Fall in my new Digs
    • Snow! :)
    • Spring
    • Nearby Nature
    • Origin of the Cosmos
    • Kidd Tutorial
    • Kelly
      • The Cottonwood Leaf
      • Cherry Blossoms
    • Mustard Springs
    • Western Black Rhino
    • I Don’t Know What I Should Be Doing
    • Dear All
    • The Elephants
    • Shermin di Silva
    • Peter Heller
    • You’re Screwed
    • In the summer of 2011
    • Kickstarter
    • The World I’m Leaving
    • Sri Lanka
      • Uda Walawe
      • Dharmasiri
      • Ashoka
      • The Elephant Research Team
      • The Elephants
      • Paradise
      • The BBC
      • A Thousand Sri Lankans
      • Speak of Peace
      • Corn
      • Goodbye
      • Dharmasiri
      • The Love Poems
      • The Rest of my Trip
        • Sinharaja
        • Matara
        • Kandy
    • It Would All Be Real
    • Welcome Back, Doodleman!
    • Kentucky
    • Linda Grasso
    • Office Depot
    • In the Shadow of Giants
    • Running Readers
    • CH Cross-Country Coach
    • When I Ruled the World
    • You Are Loved
    • Love Poems
    • Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
    • Isabelle
    • Ashoka Riding With The Elephant
    • Dharmasiri at the Campfire
    • Isabelle
    • Paradise
      • The Dark and the Light
      • The Song of Impossibilities
      • Isabelle & Ishmael
      • I Wanna Be
      • Frozen
      • Gelson’s
      • The Fault in Our Stars
      • Sex
      • Kids
      • What the Things Said
      • Let’s Be Girls
      • Cancer
      • It’s Time To Go Home
    • Dharmasiri
    • The Road Back
    • Adam’s Peak
    • I Still Believe
    • The End
    • Acknowledgements
    • These Hands
    • Mom…Dad???
    • The Rest of My Story
    • The Cliff (My Platform)
    • I Know How to Save The World
    • Me
  • Teacher’s Guide
    • Teacher’s Guide
    • The Journey – TG
    • Thebes – TG
    • The Greeks – TG
  • Teacher’s Guide
    • Teacher’s Guide
    • The Journey – TG
    • Thebes – TG
    • The Greeks – TG
  • Supplements
  • Recipes
  • Praise

A Thousand Sri Lankans

We drove along the red road through the park

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