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Culture shock at the Ceylon Hotel School Source:Island Confessions of a Global Gypsy By Dr. Chandana (Chandi) Jayawardena DPhil President – Chandi J. Associates Inc. Consulting, Canada Founder & Administrator – Global Hospitality Forum chandij@sympatico.ca On entering the Ceylon Hotel School (CHS), I motivated myself to treat the world as my oyster. My plan was to dream big, work hard, and dive deep to find my pearl. Well, it was certainly not a bed of roses or plain sailing, as many obstacles awaited my first day of a long career journey towards becoming a hotelier. Marching orders! On October 11th, 1971, I did not need any help from my alarm clock, to wake up early to go to CHS for our day one orientation. All freshers were rudely awoken around 5:00 am by a handful of loud-mouthed second year students, who were the designated rag leaders. We were lined up ...