A one-story cream house with gaping windows and a plot of coconut trees with swooping palm leaves sits unoccupied in Kottawa, Sri Lanka. It’s sophomore Nithmi Walipitage’s second home.  Her family still owns the ranch but has only visited once since moving to the U.S. for Nithmi’s parents to pursue higher degrees when she was 3. Green card struggles and schedule conflicts make it difficult for the Walpitages to fly over 20 hours to Asia.  As Nithmi grows up in Prairie Village, she continues to celebrate her Sri Lankan heritage and learn from her parents’ experiences growing up there. To read more, click the link in bio. #pagedesignbykatiemurphy #storybykatiemurphy #socialmediabymaggiekissick