My Genius Hour: Discovering My Roots

I thought I would have difficulties trying to think of a Genius Hour topic, but little did I know is that my idea came to me with no struggle at all. The topic I have chosen for my assignment is to discover the innovations, historical events, and influential people who have have come out of my parents place of birth Sri Lanka. Both side of my family are full Sri Lankan, but now that I am getting older I'm coming to realize that I barely know anything about the culture or history of the country. I know a little bit about the civil war that has been going on (which is something I would still like to learn more about) and I know that one of my favourite artists MIA was also born there. Though I want to learn about the good things that have come out of this country and how Sri Lankan's have made a difference in the world. I want to be proud and feel a connection to my mother land. I think I am going to choose this assignment in a blog form, I believe that this is the best way that I would be able to express myself and reflect on my inquiry. For this project I would like to take the time to do some self-disovering and find a personal connection to where I am from.

J. A. Bueno (2016). Printable Map Of Sri Lanka. Retrieved from http:/bit.ly/2deQcBh