CantaLankans

Helloooo I am a 20-something-8:30-5-corporate worker who misses the motherland every now and then. I love hanging out with the fellow Lankans so thought why not join Canta Lankans. I have been with the team since 2021 and it has been a fun time to say the least! When I’m not listening to baila at work, I like to spend my time in the outdoors (or like amma likes to say “gedara inna pina na”) 😅

My Name is Shankari (Shanki) Ratnasekaram. I have been living in Christchurch for the past 14 years.

The Reason I joined Canta Lankans committee
When I was a teenager I was an active member of the Interact club of my school. Then I was the president of the club of my School and then I was the youth coordinator for the Kandy Zone District for the Interact Club. I enjoyed being socially active and geting to work with so many other schools with different projects. End of every project the satisfaction you get that you have done something to the under privileged is enormous. I tried joining the Lions club or Rotary club here in Christchurch but no luck. Then I did volunteering for a few of the non-profit organizations on the past years. Blind low vision, Heart foundation, Cancer society, stroke foundation, SPCA by doing street collection, then Area coordinators and in many other ways. I like the satisfaction that I get after helping out someone is priceless. This year for a change I thought of
helping out my community.

Hobbies
Going on hikes , Walking with my dog , Trying out different foods and cooking and reading