Ashi Wick

[Sonal Jayawickrama @sonaljay8]

This gentleman has been in the cinnamon industry for the past 50+ years and knows a cinnamon bark like the back of his hand. But, it’s his story that is amazing.

He lives by himself on one of the islands located on Madu Ganga lake. He believes that cinnamon can help cure a variety of different ailments, and credits cinnamon for keeping him fit and agile at a ripe old age of 81. But, what truly amazed me was his adaptation.

Once he realized that foreigners loved to visit Madu Ganga, and wanted to know more about cinnamon, he took it upon himself to prepare a “session” of sorts that gives anyone a lot of valuable information about cinnamon cultivation and the spice itself. He first welcomes you with a steaming hot cup of cinnamon tea (which tastes amazing), then shows you different types of cinnamon barks; how they are dried in the traditional way; and finally skillfully scrapes of a bark to show how cinnamon is made.

He is paid by the boat operators who bring groups of tourists to his little mini island. In addition to that, he also sells small packs of cinnamon, and other tiny cinnamon based souvenirs. He also makes money through tips that foreigners leave him after the session is over.

Since he has started doing these demonstrations over 15 years ago, he is now able to converse in 7 languages! Such an inspiring story, and I strive to be as passionate and dedicated as this individual is to cinnamon, to everything I do.

[Ashi Wick @Ashi_Wick]

Take part in a research in KPOP https://t.co/Q1hrs0UrjO

[Ashi Wick @Ashi_Wick]

@PapadamnNoire Congratulations 🎉

[justzahra @justzahra5]

Like, WHY??

[Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka @NewsfirstSL]

NASA launches Artemis I  - Deep Space Exploration Systems

Details: https://t.co/ZrpsAUrWpR

#lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #NASA #Artemis1 #Space #Launch #Moon

[Ashi Wick @Ashi_Wick]

@TNLRadio No

[Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka @NewsfirstSL]

British MP Calls For International Arrest Warrant Against Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Details: https://t.co/WT9EAeBkzg

#lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #UK #Parliament #President #GotabayaRajapaksa

[Kumar Sangakkara @KumarSanga2]

This is for our future.

[Dilshan Kottegoda @KoDilshan]

Larger than Saruman’s army! #Gohomegota

[Explorer @theexplorer347]

අවුරුදු 9ක ලමයෙක්ට පාරෙ යන්න බැරි රටක ආගම, සංස්කෘතිය, අවුරුදු 2500ක ඉතිහාසෙ ලබ්බවල් වැඩක් නෑ. අප්පිරියයි දැන්නන්!

[හා.සේ නුවර හාමු @H_S_KandyHamu]

දරුවව තනියම කඩේ යවපු එක නෙවේ වරද, දරුවෙක්ට තනියම කඩේකටවත් යන්න බැරි රටක් නිර්මානය වී තිබීමයි ගැටලුව 😤

[Ashi Wick @Ashi_Wick]

@RajapaksaNamal Actions your family took is also taking the basic human rights off of little children. They may be not killed or harassed the same way, but your family has done everything to make sure millions of peoples are living as dead.

[𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗵𝗲𝘄𝗮🇱🇰 @anp66]

වැටිලා තිබිල හම්බුනෙ. අරලියගහ මන්දිරයට ගිය සෙට් 1ක. ගමේ උන්ට බාරයි #lka #SriLanka #gohomegota

[Newsfirst.lk Sri Lanka @NewsfirstSL]

Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka condemns violence directed at peaceful protests.

Details: https://t.co/RTggbyuTn0 .

#lka #SriLanka #SLnews #News1st #ProtestLK #MynaGoGama #TempleTrees #Police #GotaGoGama #PoliceCurfew

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@NewsWireLK

[AlphaLKA 🀄️ @AlphaaaLKA]

@NewsWireLK ? @RajapaksaNamal

[NewsWire 🇱🇰 @NewsWireLK]

Footage of Government supporters assaulting protester at "GotaGoGama"

[Kavindya @kavindya_T]

They hit us for 15-20 minutes straight outside the parliament. There were children there. It was a peaceful protests. Even when we screamed there were children and people were collapsing on the ground - they kept firing tear gas and water.
#protestLK