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FEATURED IT OF
THE MONTH
Oliver Wijayapala | USA
Oliver was born and raised in San Francisco, United States. He has a
Bachelor’s degree in Drama and Education from Middlebury College in
Vermont. He enjoys exploring new cities, practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and
talking about education policies and pedagogies with aspiring educators.
01 Although Oliver grew up in
San Francisco, his mother is
from the Philippines, and his
father is from Sri Lanka.
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02 Oliver used to fight many fires
and respond to car accidents as
a firefighter with the Middle-
bury Fire Department.
03 Oliver used to work as a baris-
ta. He loves the smell of coffee,
and coffee is his favorite ice
cream flavor. However, he does
not like to drink coffee.
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04 Oliver knows how to play the
piano and harmonica, but he
also has plans to master the vi-
olin in order to join a mariachi
band, a type of performance
from Western Mexico.
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05 Oliver participated in many as-
pects of theatre as an actor, di-
rector, playwright, and lighting
designer.
06 He was an exchange student
at Chinese University of Hong
Kong and Capital Normal Uni-
versity in Beijing.
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07 In an ideal world, Oliver would
like to be fluent in English,
Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin,
Tagalog, Bisaya, Sinhalese, and
American Sign Language.
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FEBRUARY 2018