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An
island
the
size
of
West
Virginia
sits
dead
center
on
the
world's
busiest
shipping
lane.
It
supplies
85%
of
the
real
cinnamon
on
earth.
It
probably
made
something
hanging
in
your
closet,
and
its
main
port
just
moved
a
record
8.3
million
containers
in
a
single
year.
This
is
Sri
Lanka,
and
most
Americans
couldn't
find
you
on
a
map.
I
just
spent
two
weeks
there,
went
for
my
cousin's
wedding,
and
stayed
for
a
honeymoon.
And
by
complete
accident,
our
hotel
room
looked
straight
over
the
port
of
Colombo.
Now,
when
you
run
a
logistics
media
company
and
you
wake
up
to
a
wall
of
container
cranes,
the
trip
changes
a
bit.
This
episode
is
everything
that
I
couldn't
stop
noticing.
The
ports,
the
commodities,
and
a
hotel
that
built
its
own
utility
grid
from
scratch.
Welcome
into
another
episode
of
Everything
Is
Logistics,
a
podcast
for
the
Thinkers
in
Freight.
I
am
your
host,
Blythe
Milligan,
and
we
are
proudly
presented
by
SPI
Logistics.
And
in
this
episode,
I
want
to
talk
about
my
visit
and
my
time
to
Sri
Lanka.
And
it's
really
an
island
that
has
run
global
trade
for
at
least
a
couple
of
thousands
of
years
of
the
known
human
civilization
that
we
timeline,
I
guess,
that
we
find
ourselves
in.
And
I
wanted
to
bring
up
some
points
just
based
on
the
overall
geography
of
the
country,
some
facts
about
their
supply
chain.
And
then
later
on,
we're
going
to
get
into
you
know
some
source-to-porch
knowledge
of
coconuts,
of
cinnamon,
of
tea,
and
then
also
some
of
the
Sri
Lanka
street
food
that
we
found
ourselves
gravitating
towards
and
just
some
vibes
of
the
overall
country.
So
if
you're
interested
in
international
logistics
and
what
happens
outside
of
the
United
States,
then
this
episode
is
for
you.
Now
let's
get
back
to
why
this
island
matters.
Now
the
location,
it's
Sri
Lanka.
It's
it's
it's
a
country
that
sits
off
of
the
south
tip
or
the
southern
tip
of
India.
Uh,
surrounded,
it's
essentially
an
island.
There
is
some
channel
islands
that
used
to
connect
the
country
of
India
to
Sri
Lanka,
um,
but
the
water
levels
have
risen
over
hundreds
of
years.
And
so
they're
now
just
little
dotted
islands
that
live
in
a
they
call
it
technically
the
land
bridge
that
used
to
connect
the
two
countries.
Now
it
sits
halfway
between
the
Suez
Canal
and
the
Strait
of
Malacca,
and
it's
the
main
Asia-Europe
shipping
lane
that
passes
just
off
of
its
southern
coast.
Ships
are
visible
from
the
beach
and
also
my
hotel,
which
I
have
a
couple
of
photos,
which
I'll
add
in
here
during
the
editing
process,
or
you
can
see
the
cranes
in
the
background,
and
that's
just
a
small
view
of
the
cranes
at
the
port
of
Colombo.
This
is
a
country
that,
especially
in
this
area,
there's
lots
of
construction
going
on,
and
even
off
in
the
distance,
you
can
see
some
of
the
older,
more
historic
buildings
that
look
like
they
come
right
out
of
an
English
village.
For
folks
who
may
not
be
aware,
this,
you
know,
the
British
had,
you
know,
a
very
famous
history
with
colonialism,
and
it
definitely
impacted
the
area
of
India
and
Sri
Lanka.
And
so
you
can
see
some
of
that
history
still
remaining
in
not
just
the
architecture
that
exists
on
the
island
itself,
but
also
in
some
of
the
geopolitical
tensions
that
have
you
know
affected
the
country
negatively
over
the
past,
you
know,
say
100
years,
since
a
lot
of
those,
you
know,
uh,
I
don't
want
to
say
efforts,
but
a
lot
of
those
issues
were
were
going
on.
And
a
lot
of
those
issues
still
remain
to
this
day.
Now,
the
port
outside
of
our
hotel
window
is
is
the
port
of
Colombo,
and
it
handles
a
it
handled
a
record
of
8.3
million
TEUs
in
2025,
and
that's
according
to
the
Sri
Lanka
Ports
Authority,
and
over
80%
of
it
is
transshipments.
So
that
typically
means
that
cargo
that
isn't
going
to
Sri
Lanka
at
all,
it's
giant
ships
that
drop
containers
off
at
Colombo's
deep
water
berths,
where
smaller
feeder
ships
carry
them
to
the
India
ports
or
the
Indian
ports
that
are
too
shallow
for
the
big
vessels.
Colombo
is
basically
a
sorting
hub
for
all
of
South
Asia,
even
during
the
you
know
more
historical
days.
I'm
reading
this
book
right
now.
You
can
see
it
in
the
background.
It's
called
a
splintered
exchange,
how
trade
shaped
the
world.
And
even
back
at
the
days
where
China,
the
country
was
pretty
closed
off,
as
far
as
like
their
exports
and
their
how
they
handled
shipping
out
of
their
goods,
the
furthest
that
they
went
was
to
Sri
Lanka.
And
so
it
kind
of
just
rings
true
about
you
know
Sri
Lanka
being
this
country
that
not
just
today,
but
for
hundreds,
even
thousands
of
years,
has
been
this
country
where
a
lot
of
different
cultures
and
a
lot
of
different
meeting
points
have
taken
place
because
of
that
just
super
valuable
trade
lane
that
they
sit
right
smack
dab
in
the
middle
of.
Now,
the
other
port
that
everyone
kind
of
argues
about
is
further
south.
It's
called
Humbun
Tota.
It's
uh
one
of
the
most
it's
famous
for
its
99-year
lease
to
a
Chinese
company.
The
media
calls
it
a
debt
trap
diplomacy,
debt
trap
diplomacy.
Try
to
say
that
alliteration,
you
know,
five
times
fast.
But
the
operational
reality
here
is
it's
quietly,
quietly
becoming
a
car-moving
machine.
And
for
for
folks
who
may
not
be
aware,
China
has
this
belt
and
road
initiative
that
they
have
been
deploying
all
across
the
globe
for
the
past
decade
or
so,
where
they
come
into
a
country,
they
offer
to
build
up
your
ports,
your
infrastructure,
your
roads,
your
bridges,
all
of
those
things
like
that.
And
they
basically
take
a
piece
of
that
pie.
Now,
if
you
can't,
you
as
a
country,
if
you
can't
pay
back
your
debt
in
a
timely
manner,
then
within
the
lease
itself,
China
typically
will
dictate
that
they
can
now
own
that
port,
own
that
infrastructure,
and
then
the
people
of
that
country
have
to
pay
an
even
higher
toll.
And
so
this
is
a
way
that
China
has
kind
of
gained
soft
power,
is
investing
in
all
of
these
different
countries
and
their
infrastructure,
something
that
I
would
argue
that
the
US
has
should
have
been
doing
for
a
long
time,
but
for
whatever
reason
has
it.
I'll
have
to
maybe
cover
that
in
a
future
episode.
But
Sri
Lanka
partnered
with
China
in
that
regard,
and
that's
how
a
lot
of
their
infrastructure
is
built
up.
I
was
very
impressed
with
a
lot
of
their
different
roads
seen
all
across
the
country,
you
know,
driving
not
just
in
the
city,
but
in
the
countryside
as
well.
Smooth
roads,
definitely
not
like,
you
know,
in
some
places
here
in
the
US
where
it
you
struggle
to
even
get
roads
repaved.
There's
potholes
everywhere.
Speaking
of
my
neighborhood,
we
have
potholes
all
over
the
place.
So
it's
it
was
very
impressive
to
see
that,
especially
when
I've
gone
to
other
island
countries,
and
that
hasn't
always
been
the
case.
So
very,
very
impressed
with
the
infrastructure
over
in
Sri
Lanka.
But
that
going
back
to
that
port,
the
Humbab
Tuta
or
Tota,
Humband
Tuta,
I
think
that
yeah,
I'm
probably
butchering
that.
But
they
moved
a
little
over
727,000
vehicles
in
2025.
That's
up
25%
from
the
year
before.
And
in
June
2026,
with
its
its
biggest
month
ever,
after
shipping
lines
rerouted
cargo
over
there
via
the
because
of
the
Strait
of
Hormuz
risk.
And
so
a
lot
of
the
the
I
guess
the
shipments
that
should
have
gone
through
the
Strait
of
Hormuz,
they're
now
just
gonna
do
transshipment
in
Sri
Lanka
and
just
gonna
have
a
bunch
of
smaller
ships
take
that
freight
off
and
move
it
through
India
and
through
the
rest
of
the
Southeast
and
into
other
countries
that
that
need
those
supplies.
So
the
geography
is
is
kind
of
destiny.
It's
an
island
that
owns
some
of
the
best
real
estate
in
the
ocean
and
it's
existed
in
that
sort
of
realm
of
perception
for
thousands
of
years.
Now,
the
next
part
of
the
trip,
and
this
is
just,
you
know,
sort
of
the
I
want
to
talk
about
the
city
for
a
little
bit,
and
then
I
want
to
talk
about
the
country
side
of
it
because
in
the
city,
uh,
you
you
might
live,
or
if
I
take
it
back
to
the
United
States
for
a
second,
you
might
live
in
an
area
that
has
adopted
golf
carts.
I
live
in
Florida,
so
there's
beach
towns,
you
know,
all
over
the
place,
and
everybody
has
a
friggin'
golf
cart.
And
they
use
that
as
in
unless
they're
going
to
work,
which
you
know,
maybe
you
live
and
work
at
the
beach,
which
lucky
if
you
are,
but
for
a
lot
of
folks,
they
use
it
as
sort
of
their
daily
transportation.
And
in
the
opposite
side
of
the
world,
over
in
Sri
Lanka,
they
have
what's
called
a
tuk-tuk.
And
it's
a
small
kind
of
three-person
vehicle.
It's
open
air
for
the
most
part,
open
air.
You
have
the
driver
that
sits
in
the
front,
they're
gas
powered
for
the
most
part.
I
didn't
see
any
electrical
ones.
I
don't
know
that
that
would
make
sense
for
that
kind
of
a
vehicle.
But
you
have
the
driver
that
sits
in
the
row
one,
and
then
you
have
row
two,
where
up
to
three
people
can
sit
in
that
tuk-tuk,
and
you
can
ride
hail
them
just
like
you
would
call
an
Uber.
They
have
an
app
over
there
called
Pick
Me,
and
they,
you
know,
you
can
get
a
regular
car
or
you
can
get
a
tuk-tuk.
You
can
even
uh
schedule
for
a
motorcycle
that
you
could
ride
on
the
back
of
someone's
motorcycle
in
order
to
get
from
point
A
to
B.
I
would
never
do
that
personally,
because
I
just,
first
of
all,
I
don't
like
motorcycles,
but
the
tuk-tuks
were
incredible.
I
do
not
legitimately
have
a
good
reason
of
why
this
hasn't
overtaken
more
in
the
states,
especially
when
golf
carts
are
such
a
cultural
thing
in,
especially
in
the
state
of
Florida.
I
don't
know
why,
you
know,
similar
beach
vibes
as
Sri
Lanka,
why
we
wouldn't
adopt
a
tuk-tuk
as
well.
But
it
was
super
fun
to
be
able
to
cruise
around
in
those
little
vehicles
and
you
know
to
get
from
point
A
to
B
and
to
be
able
to
experience
another
mode
of
transportation,
especially
for
people,
because
you
know,
they
weren't
just
you
know
transferring
people,
they
were
also,
you
know,
delivering
food
with
these
things
and
picking
up
supplies
from
one
place
to
another.
So
it
was
just
a
really
cool
little
vehicle.
And
again,
I
will
add
those
in
during
the
editing
process
so
you
can
get
a
good
glimpse
of
of
what
they
look
like
and
you
know,
just
the
riding
experience
itself.
But
you
basically
step
out
of
the
hotel
and
it's
the
street
level,
it's
it's
really
its
own
supply
chain.
So
there's
vendor
stands
everywhere,
there's
fresh
fruit,
there's
things
like
that,
you
know,
boiled
chickpeas,
and
you
know,
there
there's
uh
there's
this
fruit
called
Rumbuntan.
It
looks
almost
like
alien.
It's
bright
pink,
it
has
some
like
green,
like
green
and
brown
little
spiny
things
coming
out
of
it.
I've
seen
this
fruit
at
the
flea
market,
like
the
produce
stands
at
the
flea
market,
and
I've
always
wondered
what
it
was.
But
in
Sri
Lanka
was
the
first
time
that
I
actually
tried
it
and
was
brave
enough
to
try
it
because
someone
showed
me
how
to
actually
eat
it.
So
you
just
literally
cut
it
in
half
and
you
open
it
up,
and
it
looks
like
a
mix
between
a
grape
and
a
lychee.
So
those
were
delicious.
We
have
since
like
since
coming
back
home,
I'll
get
into
you
know
a
few
of
the
other
things
that
we
have
purchased
and
started
making
at
home,
but
that's
one
fruit
that
we
are
like
addicted
to
now.
And
we
have
at
least
one
every
single
day.
So
that
has
been
a
good
little
cultural
thing
from
Sri
Lanka
that
we've
brought
back.
I
wish
we
could
also
do
the
coconuts
as
well,
because
coconuts
were
everywhere
as
far
as
street
food
is
concerned.
Fruits,
juices,
you
know,
things
like
that.
Think
of
like,
you
know,
the
Caribbean
island
that
you've
been
to
and
a
lot
of
the
same
fruit
stands
and
and
vendors'
street
food
stands,
it's
exactly
the
same
in
in
Sri
Lanka,
just
a
little
bit
different
of
fruits.
Now,
we
got
the
fruit
now
with
the
pan
that
I
brought.
So
it's
like
a
cooking
pan,
and
we
made
these
things
or
we
ate
these
things
called
hoppers.
And
basically
what
it
is,
is
it's
it's
a
circular
pan
and
it
has
a
rice
flour
as
a
coating
on
the
bottom.
So
you
pour
in
your
rice
flour,
and
then
in
the
middle
you
crack
an
egg,
and
so
it
creates
this
almost
like
bowl
for
the
egg
to
sit
in.
And
you
can
eat
your
egg,
you
know,
very
similar
to
like
over
medium
or
over
hard,
over
easy
if
you
wanted
to,
but
the
rice
flour
kind
of
makes
it
like
a
crispy
texture,
almost
like
a
phila
dough
in
like
the
crispy
texture-ness
of
it.
But
then
whenever
you're
actually
eating
the,
you
know,
the
protein
along
with
it,
it's
a
really,
really
good
mix
because
it's
almost
like
a
little
bit
sweet.
And
so
you
get
that
kind
of
sweet
and
savory
mix
when
you're
eating
your
hopper.
Now
we
had
hoppers
damn
near
every
day
on
this
trip,
so
much
so
that
when
we
got
back
home,
I
went
and
bought
this
pan.
It's
called
an
Apache.
I
I
don't
know
if
I'm
saying
I'm
gonna
say
this
a
lot.
I
don't
know
if
I'm
pronouncing
this
correctly,
so
please
forgive
me.
I'm
doing
my
best.
But
yeah,
it's
a
shallow
curved
pan
for
egg
hoppers.
And
so
we
just
got
one
of
those
delivered,
and
so
we're
gonna
be
making
some
egg
hoppers
here
back
at
home.
And
another
thing
that
that
came
home
with
me
that
I
first
tried
there
is
what's
called
pulsam
bowl.
And
it's
basically
like
a
coconut
relish
that
you
can't
really
taste
the
coconut,
but
it's
the
coconut
shavings,
and
it's
like
chili
powder
and
chili
flakes,
onions,
a
little
bit
of
salt,
a
little
bit
of
pepper.
And
I
think
that
is
all
of
the
ingredients.
Oh,
a
little
bit
of
lime
as
well,
and
you
mix
it
all
like
you
mix
it
like
freaking
crazy.
Everything
has
to
be
like
finely,
finely
diced
and
minced
up.
And
so
when
you
mix
it
all
together,
you
don't,
you
shouldn't
see
any
white
parts
in
the
pole
sambal.
And
then
when
you
sprinkle
it
on,
you
can
sprinkle
it
on
most
of
everything:
your
eggs,
your
steaks,
salads,
curries,
anything
that
you
that's
kind
of
has
a
savory
taste
to
it.
This
is
what
you
want
to
add
because
it
adds
a
little
bit
of
kick
to
it.
And
it
just
the,
I
think
the
texture,
it
was,
I
loved
it
so
much
that
I
had
to
learn
how
to
make
it.
And
now
we
have
at
least
three
mason
jars
full
of
it
in
the
freezer
right
now
because
I
it's
just
gonna
be
one
of
those
toppings
that
we
use
on
a
daily
basis.
So
that
was
another
thing
that
I
took
home
with
me
and
I
really
loved
from
like
a
street
food
vendor
experience.
Because
I
will
say,
for
a
lot
of
the
hotel
experiences
that
we
had,
a
lot
of
them
had
buffets.
And
so
I'm
typically
not
a
buffet
person
because
I
get
full
really
fast
and
I
kind
of
want,
you
know,
I'm
a
I'm
a
to
go
box
girly.
And
so
I
will,
you
know,
treat
it
as
almost
like
two
meals
where
I
get
to
enjoy
it
hot
and
fresh,
and
then
I
take
the
rest
home
and
eat
it
back
home.
Now,
for
Sri
Lanka,
what
made
the
buffet
really
appealing
is
that
you
got
to
try
a
bunch
of
different
foods
and
you
got
to
try
without
having
to
commit
to
one
meal
and
hope
for
the
best.
And
so
being
able
to
try
a
bunch
of
different
foods,
I
saw
the
pulse
and
bowl
served
at
every
single
buffet
to
the
point
where
I
was
like,
I
gotta
see
what
this
is.
And
once
I
tried
it,
thank
God
I
tried
it
earlier
in
the
trip
because
once
I
did,
it
was
an
everyday
staple
from
from
here
on
out.
And
so
being
able
to
bring
some
of
these
items
back
home
from
our
trip
has
just
been
so
much
fun
to
try
and,
you
know,
recreate
those
moments
and
bring,
you
know,
a
little
piece
of
of
the
country's
cooking
back
home
with
you
and
share
it
with
your
friends
and
family
and
tell
them
about
your
trip
so
they
can
kind
of
you
know
enjoy
a
little
piece
of
it
too.
So
that
was
really
cool.
Another
really
cool
part
of
the
trip
was
seeing
just
the
fabric
district.
Now,
I
I
explained
earlier
that
I
was
there
for
a
wedding,
for
my
cousin's
wedding.
I
have
friends
from
India
that
have
given
me
saris,
let
me
borrow
saris.
And
sari
is,
you
know,
a
a
very
like
beautiful,
like
head-to-toe
gown,
usually
bright
colors,
very
sparkly,
especially
for
a
wedding,
very
sparkly.
Um,
but
I
didn't
want,
I
was
worried
about
the
weight
in
my
suitcase.
And
so
I
said,
well,
I
think
I
can
go
to
one
of
these.
And
I
had
talked
to
a
few
people
that
were
already
in
Sri
Lanka,
and
they
had
assured
me
they
were
like,
you're
you'll
be
able
to
find
something,
you
know,
kind
of
ready
to
wear,
as
long
as
you,
you
know,
go
looking
for
it.
And
so
we
got
in
on
a
on
a
Thursday,
and
the
wedding
was
on
a
Saturday.
I
went
on
Friday
at
about
11
a.m.
and
I
went
to
the
fabric
district,
and
you
walk
into
this
fabric
district,
and
it's
an
entire
wall
of
just
all
of
these
different
colors,
these
different
types
of
fabrics.
And
as
soon
as
you
point
to
one,
you
have
a
guy,
you
know,
going
to
grab
it
and
pulling
it
out
and
just
laying
the
fabric
all
over
the
table.
You
point
to
another
one,
he
grabs
that
one,
and
before
you
know
it,
you
have
like
six
different
types
of
fabric
that
are
all
sitting
on
the
table,
and
you're
just
in
awe
and
you're
not
sure
which
one
to
actually
pick.
But
there
was
one
that
really
stood
out
that
I
knew
I
knew
I
wanted
kind
of
like
a
mint
green
color.
And
so
as
soon
as
I
saw
the
mint
green,
as
soon
as
I
saw
the,
you
know,
the
gorgeous
embroidery
on
it,
I
said,
this
is
gonna
be
the
one
I'm
gonna
get.
And
immediately,
like
you
stand
on
this
pedestal,
they
measure
you,
they
wrap
the
fabric
around
you,
and
then
as
soon
as
you
get
it
paid
for
it,
as
soon
as
you
decide
that's
what
you
want
to
get,
then
they
send
it
to
the
back,
they
send
it
into
the
shop,
and
they
have
teams,
and
when
I
say
teams
of
seamstresses,
seamstresses,
all
sitting
back
there
and
sewing.
I
didn't
realize
that
that
infrastructure
was
all
set
up
in
the
back
of
the
actual
fabric
shop.
And
so
when
I
came
back
the
very
next
day,
like
within
24
hours,
they
had
that
ready
for
me.
They
had
my
sorry
ready
for
me.
And
it
was
the
most
beautiful
thing
that
I've
ever
tried
on,
uh,
that
I've
ever
worn.
I
got
so
many
compliments
at
the
wedding
because
of
it.
But
it
was
just
an
incredible
experience
because
I've
one,
I've
had
clothes
tailored
for
me
in
the
past,
but
I've
never
had
something
custom
made.
I've
never
had
heard
of
that
quick
of
a
turnaround.
And
then
when
I
came
to
pick
up
the
sorry
the
next
day,
they
had
custom
made
a
top
fit
specifically
for
me.
And
so
I
was
trying
it
on.
They
were
making
adjustments
to
it.
They'd
throw
it
right
in
a
sewing
machine
right
after
you
know
we
made
the
adjustments.
We
did
that
a
couple
of
times
before
it
was
ready
to
go.
And
then
before
you
know
it,
I
had
a
complete
gorgeous
sari
made
in
about
24
hours,
probably
less
than
24
hours.
So
that
was
really,
really
that
that
was
an
incredible
experience.
And
when
I
went
back
to
pick
it
up,
I
noticed
how
many
more
shops
that
there
were
that
had,
you
know,
did
this
same
business
model.
And
you
know,
come
to
find
out
that
Sri
Lanka
is
very,
very
textiles
is
is
one
of
their
top
exports.
In
fact,
I
think
everyone
knows
that.
So
this
is
a
line
that
I
put
in
my
notes.
It
says
everyone
knows
Sri
Lanka
for
tea
and
cinnamon,
but
their
biggest
export
by
far
is
clothing.
Apparel
export
exports
hit
a
record
of
roughly
five
billion
dollars
in
2025.
That's
close
to
40%
of
everything
the
company
or
the
country
ships
out.
That's
according
to
the
Joint
Apparel
Association
forum.
Now,
brands
you
might
know,
like
Victoria's
Secret
and
Nike,
they
all
source
from
Sri
Lanka
Garment
Makers.
And
from
my
first
hand
experience,
being
able
to
go
right
to
the
source
to
get
the
fabric,
to
have
it
measured,
to
have
it
made,
and
then
be
able
to
wear
it
that
night,
you
know,
to,
you
know,
I
I
think
it
was
really
important
for
me
to,
you
know,
support
the
local
businesses
in
the
area,
to
have
that
experience
and
then
to
get
the
reaction
while
wearing
it
at
the
wedding
was
incredible
because
all
the
Sri
Lankan
women,
including
like
a
you
know,
some
of
the
little
girls,
like
they
were,
they
told
me
how
pretty
the
sari
was,
and
that
meant
a
lot
to
me.
And
so
it
would
it
just
made
for
like
an
overall
great
experience,
which
sidebar
the
the
hospitality
in
Sri
Lanka
is
is
really
unmatched
compared
to
Mexico.
I
think
Mexico
and
Sri
Lanka
are
like
one
A
and
one
B
to
me
as
far
as
hospitality
is
concerned,
because
the
people
were
incredible
that
they
were
super
helpful.
They
almost
felt,
especially
at
the
wedding,
they
almost
felt
insulted
if
you
tried
to
like
get
up
and
you
know
make
your
own
drink
or
grab
something
for
yourself.
They're
like,
no,
no,
no,
I'm
gonna
get
it
for
you.
So
it
was
very
like
you
felt
very
well
taken
care
of.
And
that
uh
again,
the
hospitality
is
was
just
unmatched.
And
so,
because
of
that,
it
just
led
to
this
beautiful
experience
of
going
from
the
city
because
we
had
the
wedding
in
the
city,
and
then
from
there,
so
my
cousin
and
you
know,
my
not
my
immediate
family,
but
my
you
know,
family,
and
then
along
with
my
cousin's
husband
and
some
of
his
family,
that's
when
the
the
country
part
of
the
the
tour
of
Sri
Lanka
started,
which
I
can't
say
enough
how
cool
it
was
to
almost
have
like
personal
guides
that
were
born
there,
that
you
know,
knew
the
culture,
knew
where
the
cool
spots
were,
to
be
able
to
have
those
types
of
people
usher
you
around
in
a
country
that
you've
never
visited
before,
is
it
just
makes
the
experience
that
much
better.
And
so
going
into
our
next
topic,
the
country
part
of
this
story.
And
that's
really
where
it
comes
down
to
the
commodities.
And
for
a
lot
of
the
commodities,
because
when
you're
driving
through
the
countryside,
all
you
see
is
just
these
beautiful
fields.
Sometimes
you'll
see,
like,
you
know,
a
Hindu
temple
or
a
Buddhist
temple
that
just
appears
out
of
nowhere,
that's
so
gorgeous.
You'll
see
these
rice
patties,
you'll
see
cinnamon
fields
and
obviously
tea
as
well,
because
Sri
Lanka
is
is
known
for
their
tea.
And
in
fact,
I
think
it
was,
if
I
have
it,
I
don't
know
that
I
have
it
in
my
notes
in
in
this
particular
section.
But
the
country,
instead
of
Sri
Lanka,
it
was
called
the
country's
name,
it
was
changed
to
Sri
Lanka
in
like
the
70s,
but
it
used
to
be
called
Ceylon,
and
Ceylon
is
for
the
tea.
And
I
think
yeah,
I
actually
right,
if
you're
watching
this,
I
actually
have
some
Ceylon
tea
right
next
to
here.
And
I
think
I
can
get
the
camera
to
kind
of
look
at
it,
but
well,
maybe
not.
But
it's
like
an
Indian,
Indian
elephant
looking
tin,
it's
called
black
elephant,
and
it's
called
Pure
Ceylon
tea.
And
because
uh
Ceylon
used
to
be
the
name
of
the
country,
now
it's
Sri
Lanka,
as
I
just
said.
But
the
tin
says
grown
where
the
air
is
clean
and
the
soil
is
rich,
fine
orange
picot
trees
from
the
specially
selected
estates
of
Ceylon.
It
has
exquisite
flavor
and
amber
liquor
liqueur,
all
in
one
blend.
It
gives
the
warmth
that
you
need
to
keep
truly
satisfied
any
time
of
the
day.
So
yeah,
just
a
really
cool.
This
is
only
like
one
of
many
tins
that
we
bought
as
far
as
tea
is
concerned.
Now,
back
to
cinnamon,
because
cinnamon,
especially
in
the
States,
is
something
that
usually
reminds
me
of
like
Christmas
time.
I'm
not
one
of
these
people
that
has
like
cinnamon
candles
and
things
like
that
because
the
scent
is
almost
too
strong
to
me.
The
the
flavor
is
almost
overpowering.
And
I
thought
that
I
didn't
really
like
cinnamon
all
that
much.
Just
mainly
in
like,
you
know,
like
I
said,
Christmas
time
or,
you
know,
in
some
desserts,
like
a
cinnamon
roll,
for
example.
That's
the
really
the
only
time
that
I've
historically
have
kind
of
messed
around
with
cinnamon.
Apple
spice,
you
know,
apple
spice
vinegar,
things
like
that.
But
what
I
found
out,
and
especially
after
this
trip,
because
I
knew
that
Sri
Lanka
was
famous
for
their
cinnamon,
but
their
cinnamon
is
completely
different
than
the
cinnamon
that
we
typically
have
in
the
States
and
really
maybe
have
tried
globally,
because
the
cinnamon
that
is
sold
in
US
grocery
stores
is
actually
called
cassia.
It's
a
related
tree
bark
that's
grown
mainly
in
Indonesia,
China,
and
Vietnam.
It's
thicker,
harder,
cheaper,
and
it
has
a
stronger
flavor.
Cassia
is
high
in
cumarin,
a
natural
compound
that
can
stress
the
liver
in
large
doses.
The
EU
actually
limits
how
much
Kumarin
foods
can
contain.
Now,
Ceylon
cinnamon
is
the
original.
It's
native
to
Sri
Lanka,
it's
softer,
it's
sweeter
with
its
paper
thin
layers
instead
of
the
hard
curl
and
almost
no
Kumarin.
I
don't,
again,
hopefully
I'm
pronouncing
that
right.
This
is
why
it
is
called
true
cinnamon.
Now,
Sri
Lanka
supplies
about
85%
of
the
world's
true
cinnamon,
and
that's
according
to
Yunindo,
the
Sri
Lanka
Export
Development
Board.
But
why
it's
a
logistics
headache
is
because
harvesters
peel
the
inner
bark
by
hand
into
thin
quills,
a
skill
that
has
been
passed
down
for
generations.
It's
high
value,
it's
extremely
fragile,
and
it
hates
moisture.
Exporters
pack
it
with
food
grade
moisture
barrier
liners,
sealed
bag
layers
inside
the
container
that
keep
the
humidity
out.
And
if
ocean
moisture
gets
in
during
transit,
the
load
molds
and
the
whole
container
is
a
write-off.
Now,
tea,
on
the
other
hand,
has
the
opposite
problem.
Ceylon
tea
brought
in
over
1.5
billion
in
2025,
roughly
a
tenth
of
the
country's
exports,
according
to
Sri
Lanka
EDB.
And
its
bottleneck
is
the
first
mile,
not
the
ocean.
Premium
leaf
grows
in
steep
central
highlands
and
it
comes
down
the
narrow
cliffside
roads
in
small
box
trucks
to
the
Colombo
tea
auction.
Now
we
drove
past
those
tea
fields
and
those
roads.
It's
really
a
daily
logistics
miracle.
And
now
I
said
this
in
a
recent
Freight
Friends
episode
where
you
know
we
we
talk
about
the
way
that
Sri
Lanka
does
things
and
the
way
that
they
do
things
are
mainly
through
the
hard
work
of
farmers.
And
it's
mainly
done
by
hand.
Picking
the
tea
leaves,
stripping,
you
know,
cinnamon
tree.
I
mean,
I
it
Ceylon
cinnamon
or
the
cinnamon
trees
that
grow
in
Sri
Lanka,
you
are
it's
essentially
a
tree.
It
looks
like
a
normal
tree.
And
when
you
cut
part
of
the
bark,
that's
when
you
can
kind
of
rip
the
bark
from
around
the
tree
itself.
And
when
it
dries,
that's
when
it
gets
into
that
shriveled
up
cinnamon
kind
of
shape
that
a
lot
of
people
know
and
love.
And
so,
but
a
lot
of
that
has
to
be
handpicked
by
farmers,
handmade
by
farmers.
And
when
you
have
those
additional
steps
versus
like
Lipton
tea,
for
example,
who,
you
know,
Mr.
Lipton
actually
got
his
tea
from
Sri
Lanka,
owns,
I
believe,
a
couple
of
tea
farms
there.
And
so,
but
they
mass
produce
it,
they
don't
necessarily
care
about
the
quality
of
the
tea.
What's
kind
of
cool
is
that,
you
know,
I've
I've
become
more
aware
of
the
local
farmers
who
are
trying
to
keep
the
tradition
alive
of
hand
picking
these,
these
the
different
teas
and
the
spices
and
the
cinnamon,
of
course.
And
so
they
they're
they're
basically
starting
up
their
own
artisanal
spices
kind
of
association.
And
I'll
I'll
link
to
it
in
the
show
notes
because
they
they
are
trying
to
get
a
greater
awareness
around
something
that
has
been
culturally
important
and
also
economically
important
to
this
country
and
that
they
don't
want
to
lose.
They
don't
want
to
lose
it
to
sort
of
the
mass
manufacturing
model
that
you
know
can
destroy
the
plants,
that
can
not
really
care
about,
you
know,
the
farmland
and
you
know,
making
sure
it's
regenerative
and
that,
you
know,
if
you
you
don't
strip
the
soil
of
all
of
its
nutrients
and
then
you
know
you
can't
grow
anything
else
on
that
land
anymore.
They're
they're
trying
to
not
take
that
route
that
so
many
other
countries
have,
you
know,
been
kind
of
forced
to
take.
And
they
want
to
try
to
promote
more
of
the
artisanal
farmers
who
want
to
do
things
the
right
way,
the
way
that
they
have
been
doing
them
for
hundreds,
maybe
even
thousands
of
years.
And
so
there's
a
growing
effort
among
awareness
with
the
farmers
that,
hey,
you
can
still
keep
doing
things
the
same
way
that
you've
always
done
them.
You
can
also
invite
the
interest
of
the
younger
generation,
because
for
a
lot
of
the
farmers,
they
are
older.
I
think
that's
probably
a
safe
bet
for
the
majority
of
farmers
all
across
the
globe
is
that
they
they
come
from
a
different
generation,
an
older
generation,
and
it's
tough
to
get
the
new
generation
to
play
a
role.
But
what
they're
finding
out
is
that
by,
you
know,
emphasizing
the
reasons
why
they
do
things
the
slow
way
or
the
slower
way
is
for
very
good
reason.
And
so
that
is
sort
of
inviting
in,
you
know,
the
the
mindset
of
the
supply
chain
is
the
product,
and
that
if
you
can
promote
where
things
come
from,
who
is
who
is
managing
the
land,
who
is
growing
and
what
they're
growing,
the
people
behind
the
work,
if
you
can
humanize
that
and
promote,
you
know,
really
the
the
the
marketing
behind
the
supply
chain
is
the
product,
then
you
can
invite
a
new
generation
into
understanding
and
appreciating
why
you've
done
things
a
certain
way
for
so
long.
And
so
I
really
applaud
those
efforts.
And
I'll
put
a
link
to
it
in
the
show
notes
where
you
can
catch
out
or
you
can
check
out
more
of
the
artisanal
movement
that's
going
on
within
the
farmers
of
Sri
Lanka.
So
those
are
some
really
cool,
you
know,
commodity
stories.
Another
commodity
story
is
the
coconuts
because
the
coconuts
were
freaking
everywhere.
Now,
as
a
Floridian,
I
am
no
stranger
to
coconuts.
They're
mostly
in,
we
don't
typically
get
a
lot
of
them.
Now
we
have
access
to
them
at
produce
markets
and
things
like
that.
But
our
palm
trees
in
Northeast
Florida
and
Jacksonville,
where
I'm
based
out,
they
don't
have
any
coconuts,
sadly.
But
I've
been
to
enough,
you
know,
South
Florida
and
you
know,
Caribbean
islands
and
just
Central
America
to
see
a
lot
of
coconut
trees.
And
but
these
were,
this
is
a
completely
different
experience
for
me
because
the
coconuts
were
freaking
everywhere.
And
one
of
the
houses
that
we
stayed
in
near
the
beach,
we
had
the
the
Airbnb
host
lived
in
the
house
next
door,
and
he
was
also
the
chef
for
the
weekend.
And
so,
you
know,
we
were
talking
about
the
coconuts.
He's
like,
You
want
coconuts?
I'll
go
get
you
some.
He
literally
took
a
ladder
outside,
went
up
the
coconut
tree,
chopped
them
down,
and
we
had
fresh
coconuts
immediately.
We
got
to
learn
how
to
chop
open
a
coconut.
We
drank
them
straight
out
of
the
damn
coconut
itself.
And
there
were
two
different
coconuts.
There
was
the
king
coconut
and
then
another
coconut.
I'm
blanking
on
the
name
of
it.
But
there
is,
you
know,
technically
a
supply
chain
problem
around
coconuts,
or
it
could
maybe
turn
into
a
solution
because
the
world
is
just
kind
of
gravitating
more
towards
like
palm
oils
and
coconut
oils
and
coconut
milks
and
things
like
that.
But
Sri
Lankans
eat
nearly
two-thirds
of
their
own
coconut
harvest.
So
the
export
industry
runs
on
whatever
is
left.
Production
dropped
from
3.35
billion
nuts.
That's
what
they
call
coconuts.
So
3.35
billion
nuts
in
2022
to
2.68
billion
in
2024.
Retail
prices
hit
record
highs
and
exports
still
earned
$909
million
in
the
first
nine
months
of
2025.
That's
up
about
42%.
But
because
scarcity
has
pushed
prices
up.
Now,
if
you
were
driving
around
Sri
Lanka,
you
would
not
know
that
these
things
were
or
these
coconuts
were
actually,
you
know,
is
scarce
because
they
were
on
every
single
tree.
So
maybe
it's
just
um
a
matter
of
gathering
them
up,
sort
of
that
first
mile
of
the
coconuts
before
they
spoil.
So
that
might
be
an
issue
because
one
of
my
cousins
is
from
Jamaica
and
he
said
that
for
all
of
the
palm
trees
in
Jamaica,
those
coconuts
would
not
be
sitting
there
very
long
because
people
would
be
climbing
the
tree
and
eating
them.
And
so
for
you
know,
for
a
lot
of
Caribbean
islands,
they
have
they
know,
you
know,
and
I
don't
want
to
say
Sri
Lankans
don't
know
the
power
of
coconut,
but
maybe
it's
because
uh
Sri
Lanka
is
maybe
a
bigger
island
and
that
they
have
much
more
palm
trees.
There
might
be
something,
you
know,
some
other
things
that
I'll
have
to
look
into
as
far
as
you
know
why
they
have
so
many
more,
but
exports
are
dropping
and
they're
seeing
some
scarcity.
And
so,
but
at
least
the
Sri
Lankans
are
eating
them,
especially
if
the
stat
is
correct,
where
it
says,
you
know,
two-thirds,
nearly
two-thirds
of
their
own
coconuts,
the
Sri
Lankans
are
eating
themselves.
So
good
for
them
because
it's
in,
I
mean,
the
country
is
very
hot,
it's
right
near
the
uh
not
the
border,
it's
right
near
the
oh
my
god,
I
can't
believe
I'm
blanking
on
this
equator.
It's
right
near
the
equator.
So
it
was
very
hot
and
humid.
But
as
a
Floridian,
I'm
used
to
that,
so
it
wasn't
really,
you
know,
too
hard
of
a
thing
for
me
to
adjust.
But
you
need
some
hydration
whenever
you're
in
those
types
of
temperatures.
So
it
was
cool
to
have
those
on
hand
and
on
deck.
Now,
the
translation
for
all
of
this
is
that
dinner
tables
and
export
containers
are
competing
for
the
same
nut.
The
country
is
developing
a
new
northern
coconut
triangle
that
includes
fresh
growing
regions,
not
to
to
really
just
to
close
the
gap
of
those
exports,
because
I
mean,
like
I
said,
coconut
oil,
coconut
milk,
things
like
that,
all
of
those
are
in
a
much
higher
supply
globally
as
people
start
making
the
transition
from
you
know
overly
processed
foods
into
more
natural
selections
that
we
can
use
for
our
cooking
and
our
eating
and
our
drinking.
Now
that
there's
also
export
demands
that
come
from
products
like
quar,
now
that's
rope
and
mat
fiber
made
from
the
husk
of
coconut
and
activated
carbon,
which
is
a
filter
material
made
from
burned
shells
used
in
water
filters,
which
is
super
cool
that
it,
you
know,
you
have
one
product
that
can
turn
into
so
many
different
things.
And
I
think
when
I
was
on
tour
at
the
DHL
Innovation
Center
in
Chicago,
they
had
some
packaging
material
that
was
made
out
of
coconut
husk.
And
so
that's
a
really
clever
just
way
to
reuse
something
that
would
typically
be
waste
product.
It
wouldn't
be
used
really
for
anything,
but
you're
finding
uses
for
it
here,
like
rope
and
mat
fiber,
and
then
uh
activated
carbon,
which
is
a
filter
material
made
from
burned
shells
used
in
water
filters.
Never
knew
that
before.
I
don't
know
if
they
would
actually
advertise
that,
but
it
would
be
pretty
cool
if
it
was
there.
Now,
into
some
of
the
more
cooler
parts
of
the
trip,
and
that
is
wild
animals
and
um,
I
don't
want
to
say
weird
paper,
but
maybe
some
folks
could
consider
this
weird
because
while
for
a
lot
of
folks
who
may
not
know,
Sri
Lanka
has
access
to
safaris
via
their
national
parks.
We
stayed
at
a
resort,
and
I'll
get
more
into
the
jet
wing
resort
here
in
a
second,
but
we
stayed
at
a
resort
that
was
on
the
outskirts
of
the
Yala
National
Forest,
and
because
of
that,
there
was
wild
elephants,
there
were
buffalo,
there
were
peacocks,
they
even
um
it's
a
it's
a
type
of
lizard,
and
I'm
blanking
on
the
name
of
it,
but
it
kind
of
looks
like
a
midi,
a
mini
Komodo
dragon.
So
big
lizards.
I
mean,
I'm
Floridian
again.
I
am
used
to
iguanas
and
lizards
all
the
time,
but
these
things
look
like
uh
mini
dinosaurs.
So
that
was
crazy
to
see.
Also,
monkeys,
lots
of
birds,
but
again,
birds
don't
really
impress
me
all
that
much.
I'm
sorry.
But
staying
next
to
the
national
park,
we
were
able
to
do
an
early
morning
safari.
So
we
got
to
see
all
of
these
animals
up
close,
including
a
leopard
that
was
lying
on
a
rock.
You
could
barely
see
it
through
the
trees,
but
it
was
the
the
safari
was
an
incredible
experience.
And
so
it
was
also
really
cool
to
be
at
the
hotel
and
to
see
a
warning
sign
for
elephants,
and
it
was
just
kind
of
giving
you
a
heads
up
that
elephants
do
walk
around,
they
do
traverse
on
the
beach
and
then
also
come
up
to
the
resort.
Actually,
the
the
hotel
staff
love
when
this
happens.
I've
actually
seen
a
video
on
TikTok,
the
same
exact
hotel
that
we
stayed
at.
They
kind
of
have
an
open-air
lobby,
and
an
elephant
one
time
like
walked
into
the
lobby.
It
was
just
kind
of
hanging
out
and
just
checking
things
out.
I
thought
that
was
super
cool.
It
didn't
happen
on
my
trip,
unfortunately,
but
it
was
really
cool
to
go
back
and
kind
of
watch
some
videos
of
some
close
interactions
that
folks
have
had
with
wildlife
that
is
at
and
near
the
hotel.
Now,
look
when
we
were
at
the
hotel,
the
closest
thing
to
wildlife
that
we
saw
is
that
you
know,
you
would
have
some
cows
that
would
walk
up
and
kind
of
hang
out
by
the
pool,
which
was
very
unique
and
interesting
to
just
have
a
bunch
of
cows
that
were
just
hanging
out
all
day,
every
day
near
next
to
the
pool.
But
yeah,
you
know,
live
and
let
live.
And
it
was
just
a
really
cool,
um,
different
experience
and
and
and
different
vibe.
But
for
you
know,
because
you
have
all
of
those
animals
walking
around
all
the
time,
especially
when
it
comes
to
elephants,
elephants
leave
some
droppings
and
they
leave
some
droppings
that
are
kind
of
how
can
I
say
this?
Okay,
in
my
notes,
it
says
elephants
digest
poorly.
So
their
waste
is
most
mostly
impact
or
intact
plant
fiber.
Local
businesses
collect
it,
they
sterilize
it,
they
pulp
it,
and
they
press
it
into
premium
paper
and
they
sell
it
to
tourists
and
export
it.
So,
yes,
there
is
such
a
thing
as
elephant
dung
paper.
You
would
not
be
able
to
tell
it
looks
like
regular,
kind
of
maybe
like
an
earthy
type
paper.
I
guess
you
can
kind
of
see
some
of
the
maybe
uh
I
guess
the
fibers
in
the
paper
itself,
but
it's
a
normal
writing
experience.
It
doesn't
stink,
it
feels
like
normal
paper,
and
then
they
turn
it
also
into
different
like
tourist
supplies
and
things
like
that.
So
I
thought
that
that
was
a
really
clever
way
to
turn
waste
into
something
that's
kind
of
a
fun,
like
you
know,
dinner
conversation,
a
fun
little
tourist
gift,
things
like
that.
But
turning
waste
literally
into
something
that
you
can
actually
use,
I
think
was
a
genius
sort
of
way
of
recycling.
And
that's
sort
of
the
ethos
of
the
entire,
not
just
the
country
itself,
because
Sri
Lanka
isn't
alone
in
that,
you
know,
they
they
they
want
to
reduce
the
amount
of
plastics
that
they're
using.
So
there
was
a
lot
of
glass
that
that
they
wanted
you
to
use.
And
even
the
hotel
itself
being
in
such
a
remote
area,
they
have
you
know
solar
panels
that
power
the
hotel.
You
wouldn't
be
able
to
tell
because
the
you
know,
you
don't
lose
power,
they
blast
the
AC.
Even
the
toilet
paper
is
recyclable
that's
recycled
from
you
know
toiletries
from
on
the
grounds
itself.
They
also
recycle
the
ocean
water
and
waste
water
into
the
pool.
And
in
it's
it,
it
might,
I
don't
want
to
say
it
might
sound
gross,
but
it's
I
mean,
it
was
completely
fine,
it
was
completely
pure.
Um,
but
yeah,
it
was
it
was
just
it
was
a
model
in
sustainability
that
I
think
for
for
this
hotel
to
be
that
beautiful,
also
affordable.
We
paid
about
$200
a
night
for
a
five-star
resort
USD.
And
when
I
took
one
step
in
this
hotel,
and
I
I
thought
to
myself,
if
this
was
in
Orlando
or
if
this
hotel
was
at
Disney,
you
would
be
paying
minimum
a
thousand
dollars
a
night.
It
was
that
beautiful,
right
on
the
ocean.
Now
you
couldn't
go
swimming
because
it's
that
time
of
the
year
where
the
waves
are
just
insane.
And
for
folks
who
who
may
not
know,
for
uh
for
this
particular
part
of
the
world,
you
have
the
the
trade
winds
that
blow
in
one
way
for
six
months
out
of
the
year,
doesn't
stop.
And
then
for
the
other
six
months,
it
blows
in
the
opposite
direction.
So
even
in
like
old
supply
chain
days
or
so,
you
know,
trading
days
when
it
was
just
uh,
you
know,
big
ships
that
were
sailing
the
ocean,
there
were
sailors
that
knew
that
you
could
only
get
to
these
islands
that,
you
know,
in
India
or
in
Sri
Lanka,
as
far
as
an
island
is
concerned,
you
could
only
get
there
when
it
was
a
certain
time
of
the
year
and
the
winds
were
in
your
favor.
Now,
once
you
got
there
and
you
wanted
to
get
back,
you
kind
of
just
had
to
wait,
unless
you
wanted
to
trek
on
foot
or
take
a
camel
or
something
across
the
desert.
At
least
that's
how
the
old
silk
and
spice
roads
worked,
especially
according
to
this
book.
That
is
fantastic.
So
far,
I'm
about
a
hundred
pages
in,
and
I
probably
have
40
pages
dog
eared
of
just
knowledge
that
I
never
knew
about,
all
related
um
to
these
early
spice
and
silk
road
days.
So
the
jet
wing
yala
footage,
or
I'll
put
that
in
as
I'm
kind
of
talking
over
it,
which
you've
probably
already
seen
at
this
point
in
the
video.
But
it's
it
sits
in
a
remote
dry
zone
on
the
edge
of
a
national
park.
There's
no
municipal
power,
there's
no
municipal
water,
they
built
their
own
utilities.
Like
I
mentioned
earlier,
they
have
a
300
kilowatt
solar
park.
It's
the
largest
hotel
installation
in
Sri
Lanka
and
it
covers
80%
of
the
daytime
electricity.
Now,
the
cooling,
the
air
conditioning
runs
on
a
steam
from
a
boiler,
burning
about
4,000
kilograms
of
cinnamon
wood
a
day.
Now,
going
back
to
the
cinnamon
segment,
that
wood
is
discarded
by
it's
a
discarded
byproduct
of
the
spice
harvest.
So
it's
bought
from
local
farmers
and
it's
a
commodities
waste
stream
is
another
operations
fuel.
That's
kind
of
a,
I
guess,
a
the
running
theme
within
this
episode,
very
similar
to
the
coconut
example
that
I
gave
earlier.
That's
exactly
what's
happening
here.
Now,
back
to
the
water,
it's
on-site
reverse
osmosis
plant,
turn
seawater
into
drinking
water.
It's
basically
uh
it's
pushing
seawater
through
a
membrane
that
strips
the
salt,
which
is
super
cool.
All
wastewater
gets
treated
and
reused,
and
food
waste
becomes
biogas
for
the
kitchen
staff.
I
do
not
know
what
biogas
means,
and
I
probably
should
have
looked
that
up,
but
let's
find
out
right
now.
A
bioga
is
a
renewable
combustible
gas
generated
by
the
biological
breakdown
of
organic
materials
like
agricultural
waste,
manure,
and
food
scraps
in
an
oxygen-free
environment.
It's
primarily
composed
of
methane
and
carbon
dioxide.
It
provides
a
sustainable
alternative,
alternative
to
fossil
fuels
and
can
be
used
for
electricity,
heating,
or
transport.
So
that's
a
cool,
uh,
that's
a
cool
little
nugget.
Because
even
with
the
the
toilet
paper
itself,
I
did
sneak
a
roll
of
toilet
paper
back
home
and
used
it
up
until
it
was
gone.
But
it's
made
from
wheat
husk
instead
of
tree
pulp.
So
notice
this
like
first
hand
on
the
property
because
the
bathroom
was
one
of
the
most
gorgeous
bathrooms
I've
ever
seen.
When
you
walk
in,
it's
just
this
open
air
kind
of
concept
where
you
have
the
toilet
on
the
right,
you
have
the
big
sink
on
the
left,
and
then
the
back
half
of
the
room,
you
have
two
giant
faucets.
One
is
like
a
kind
of
a
normal
shower,
and
then
the
other
faucet
that
comes
out
of
the
wall
is
almost
like
a
steady
stream.
And
so
the
way
I
kind
of
used
it
is
that,
you
know,
if
we
went
to
the
pool
for
a
little
bit,
came
back
to
the
room,
then
you
could
use
the
one
that's
like
kind
of
like
the
stream
to
kind
of
rinse
the
pool
water
off.
But
if
you
wanted
like
a
quote
unquote
real
shower,
then
you
have
that
there
as
well.
And
it
was
all
like
open
concept,
super,
super
cool.
Nothing
was
closed
off.
I
really
love
the
layout
of
that
bathroom.
And
I
think
if
I
ever,
you
know,
go
to
remodel
a
bathroom,
then
that's
the
blueprint
that
I
want
to
use
just
because
it
was
so
convenient.
It
was
really
cool.
It
was
also
just
like
a
jaw-dropping
moment
to
walk
into
that
bathroom
and
see
that.
So
it
was
basically
a
really
cool,
it
was
an
incredible
hotel
that
practiced
sustainability
efforts
and
rightfully
so
because
they're
right
next
to
a
national
park.
But
when
you
hear
those
phrases,
you
might
think
that
you
would
be
low
on
amenities.
That
is
not
the
case.
You
had
full
amenities,
service
was
incredible,
10
out
of
10
experience,
and
it
was
just
it
was
one
of
those
moments
where,
because
I
didn't
mention,
but
earlier
in
this
trip,
my
husband
and
I
had
been
wanting
to
take
a
honeymoon.
We
got
married
almost
two
years
ago,
a
little
over
two
years
ago.
Yeah,
if
I
had
my
math
right.
But
we
didn't
take
an
immediate
honeymoon.
We
wanted
to
take
the
honeymoon
at
the
one-year
anniversary.
But
at
the
one
year
anniversary,
we
were
trying
to
use
reward
miles
to
book
a
flight
to
Japan.
It
didn't
quite
work
out.
Reward
miles,
if
you've
ever
done
reward
miles,
you
know
it's
a
tricky
game.
Sometimes
you
get
lucky
with
the
flights,
sometimes
you
don't.
We
did
not
get
lucky
back
in
October.
But
because
my
cousin
was
getting
married,
we
said,
okay,
well,
let's
finally
take
this
trip.
Let's
finally,
you
know,
do
this
right.
And
so
we
did
Japan
for
six
days
before
Sri
Lanka.
And
so
when
we
were
in
Japan,
it
wonderful
part
of
the
trip
felt
very
much
like
you
know
a
big
city.
It
was
just
my
husband
and
I
there.
So
we
didn't
have
you
know
a
ton
of
family
or
anything
that
we
could
kind
of
hang
out
with
and
have
fun
with
and
try
new
things
with.
Completely
different
experience
than
Sri
Lanka.
And
so
when
we
got
to
Sri
Lanka,
you
know,
in
the
first
few
days,
we're
staying
at
this
incredible
hotel,
Shangri-La,
right
next
to
the
Port
of
Colombo.
And
so
you're
still
kind
of
dealing
with
like
big
city
type
environments.
But
it
wasn't
until
we
got
to
the
countryside
that,
you
know,
you're
you're
staying
at,
you
know,
a
house
that's
close
to
the
beach.
Um,
you
know,
little
things
like
uh
one
big
thing
for
me
is
that
you
know,
they
have
AC
units
in
each
of
the
rooms,
but
it
wasn't
on
whenever
you
first
got
there.
So
it
was
just
a
little
bit
of
like
getting
used
to
like,
okay,
you're
coming
out
of
like
the
heat
humidity,
you
just
want
to
walk
into
something
that
has
air
conditioning.
And
then,
you
know,
you're
sitting
in
the
house
and
you
kind
of
feel
yourself
like
getting
a
little
grumpier
and
you
know,
just
getting
to
a
place
where
it's
like,
oh,
you
know,
it's
it's
kind
of
that
part
of
the
trip
where
it's
like,
you
know,
we
we
we
just
want
to,
we're
kind
of
ready
to
go
home,
you
know.
Um,
and
it
was
it
was
kind
of
like
it
put
me
in
a
little
bit
of
a
half
day
funk.
And
I
think
this
probably
happens
at
for
a
lot
of
people
who
who
travel,
where
you
just
there
you
probably
have
like
a
half
of
a
day
where
you're
like,
I'm
out
of
my
routine.
I
kind
of
just
want
to
be
home,
you
know,
I
want
to
have
my
own
comforts
and
things
like
that.
And
now
I'm
put
into
an
environment
where
it's
like
I
don't
really
have
the
comforts
of
home.
Like
we're
staying
at
an
Airbnb,
so
that's
a
different
experience
at
a
hotel
that
you
can
kind
of
just,
you
know,
get
room
service,
you
can
kind
of
go,
you
know,
down
to
you
know
the
lobby
and
maybe
check
out
some
restaurants
there,
what
they
have
going
on.
This
was
an
Airbnb,
so
you're
kind
of
just
stuck
there.
But
I
say
that
in
the
best
way
possible
because
it
was
such
a
mind
shift
change
for
me
that
I
had
a
moment
where
I
was
like
just
a
little
grumpy,
kind
of
ready
to
go
home.
And
then
I
had
remembered
this
Anthony
Bourdain
quote,
and
I'm
gonna
pull
it
up,
but
it's
a
line
about
travelers
who
gripe
about
the
comforts
most
of
the
world
will
never
touch.
And
that
in
that
moment,
I
remembering
that
phrase,
I
felt
like
a
complete
jerk
because
the
things
I
was
experiencing,
the
places
I
was
staying,
the
things
I
was
seeing,
very
few
people
on
this
planet
will
ever
get
a
chance
to
do
that.
And
even
in
a
country
that,
you
know,
the
average
person
makes,
you
know,
around
$500
USD
a
month
in
Sri
Lanka
and
to
hear
myself
complaining
for,
you
know,
I
guess
give
myself
a
little
bit
of
grace,
but
to
hear
myself
complaining
in
that
environment,
it
was
kind
of
a
moment
where
you
tell
yourself
to
snap
back
to
reality.
And
it's,
you
know,
the
best
parts
about
traveling,
especially
in
my
experience,
and
especially
in
in
Sri
Lanka,
was
you're
not
going
to
have
all
of
the
comforts
and
sort
of
the
rural
society
of,
you
know,
a
Japan
or
even
the
US,
even
the
comforts
of
home.
But
when
you
travel
to
different
places
and
you
force
yourself
to,
you
know,
try
new
things
and
to
experience
new
things
and
to
talk
to
new
people,
you
know,
that
to
me
is
the
ethos
of
traveling.
And
that's
sort
of
the
snapback
to
reality
that
I
had
missed
and
that
I
was,
at
least
for
half
of
a
day,
you
know,
just
completely
oblivious
to
and
kind
of
in
my
own
selfish
world.
And
being
able
to
snap
out
of
that
and
then
fully
embrace
the
unknown,
fully
embrace
the
uncomfortable.
I
I
and
see
a
part
that
a
lot
of
Americans
maybe
will
never
see.
I
I
don't
want
to
over-understate
this,
but
it's
it's
one
of
those
moments
where
you
really
feel
blessed
to
do
what
you
do,
to
see
what
you
are
seeing,
to
experience
what
you
are
seeing,
knowing
that
you
only
have,
you
know,
such
a
short
time
on
this
planet.
And
the
more
you
see,
the
more
you
experience,
the
more
you
realize
how
much
left
of
this
world
or
how
much
of
this
world
that
you
still
have
to
see,
that
you
still
have
to
experience.
And
that
I
think
that
is
the
beautiful
part
of
traveling
and
being
able
to
take
part
in
trips
like
this
and
experiences
like
this,
is
that
it
really
hits
your
soul
on
a
different
level.
And
so
I
say
all
that
because
you
know,
the
Japan
portion
of
our
trip
was
a
lot
of
fun.
And
it
was
incredible
to
be
able
to
try
all
the
food,
the
wagu
and
the
sushi
and
the
fit,
you
know,
all
of
those,
and
you
know,
all
the
nerd
culture
of
Japan.
But
Sri
Lanka
did
something
different
to
me
and
it
touched
my
soul
in
a
way
that
very
few
places
have.
Mexico
and
Peru,
I
would
put
right
up
there,
as
far
as
you
know,
places
that
I
visited
that
have
touched
me
on
like
a
cellular,
like
soulful
level.
And
I
just
thought
that
that
was
an
important
part
to
kind
of
mention
in
this
sort
of
recap.
And
as
we
come
down
to
the
to
the
end
of
this
video,
I
did
not
think
it
was
going
to
be
this
long.
I
thought
it
would
be
able
to
knock
this
out
in
about
30
minutes,
but
this
was
really
an
important
for
me
to
experience.
It
kind
of
gave
me
a
fresh
new
life
on
you
know
what
I'm
doing
with
my
life,
with
my
career,
and
you
know,
content
like
this.
And
this
is
content
that
I
thoroughly
enjoy
making.
And
I
hope
that
you
know
you
enjoyed
this
episode
as
well.
I
hope
it
encourages
you
to
go
to
a
place
like
Sri
Lanka,
hopefully
Sri
Lanka,
so
that
you
can
experience,
you
know,
what
this
country
has
to
offer,
the
beautiful
people,
the
hospitality,
the
food,
the
incredible
nature,
all
of
those
things
that
you
want
out
of
a
trip,
you
will
find
in
this
country.
And
I
just
feel
so,
so
blessed
to
be
able
to
share
it
with
all
of
you.
So
thank
you
if
you
are
still
listening.
Thank
you
for
listening
this
far
into
the
video
and
into
the
episode.
We
have
more
of
this
coverage
coming
soon
over
on
everythingislogistics.com.
And
stay
tuned
to
my
social
channels
so
you
can
see
more
of
these
clips
from
the
trip.
But
hope
you
enjoyed
this
episode,
and
we
will
see
you
soon.
