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Stanford University

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We made a visit to the Stanford Univesity last month when we got some free time after a business meeting near by. Here are some of the pics.

Trip to San Francisco

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These are some of the pics taken when we went to San Francisco last month.

7.5 Mile Hike in Foothills Park - Palo Alto

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This morning about 15 of Sri Lankans living in the SF Bay Area went on a hike in Foothills Park in Palo Alto. The length of the hike was about 7.5 miles and it took us about 4 hours to complete it.

My Trip to Florida - Busch Gardens

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The very next day after visiting Disney World, we went to Busch Gardens.

I enjoyed the view of animals at close range and especially the train ride around.

My Trip to Florida - Disney World

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I went to Tampa, Florida during my Spring break from University. My flight got cancelled the first day due to bad weather in Texas. So, I had to go to the air port a second time before I could take the flight.

Disney World
The trip to Disney World in Orlando was a memorable one. One day is not enough to see everything. We only had time to see the "Magic Kingdom". It was like a magical fairytale.
















































I also enjoyed the section built based on the theme of Mark Twain's classics: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. It was like living the books I've read when I was small.

The Ice Breaker

Today I did my Ice Breaker speech at the Toastmasters. It was the very first prepared speech I made at the club. The Ice Breaker, which has a duration of 4-6 minutes is supposed to be an introduction about yourself. I found it difficult to speak about all aspects of my life in such a short period. So I focused on my career as a Chess player. Through this topic I explained my childhood dreams and how the game affected my life. I receved excellent feedback from fellow toastmasters and based on feedback I think it was beyond their expectations.

I enjoyed speakin myself and now I am looking forward to making my second speech in the Competent Communicator series.