What to Bring

Almost everyone succumbs to the beach, so bring close-toed shoes or Teva's to get mucky and wet, and a change of shoes and socks. Expect sun so bring your hat and sun glasses. Despite the heat of the day, bring a jacket and long pants as the evenings can cool off thanks to the sea breeze. Don't forget a camera. Bring old photographs to share, mementos of Sri Lanka—and why not a sarong or sari to wear?

For the Book Bag

• Cinnamon Gardens
  by Shyam Selvadurai
• Funny Boy
  by Shyam Selvadurai
• Running in the Family
  by Michael Ondaaatje
• Anil's Ghost
  by Michael Ondaaatje
• An [sic.] Historical Relation of Ceylon
  by Robert Knox
• Curfew and a Full Moon
  by Edirisira Sarachchandra
• Monkfish Moon
  by Romesh Gunesekera
• Reef
  by Romesh Gunesekera
• The Village in the Jungle
  by Leonard Woolf
• Grass for my Feet
  by J. Vijayatunga
• Images of Sri Lanka Through American Eyes
  by H.A.I. Goonetileke
• Serendib
  by Jim Toner