Bali

I shouldn't have waited two days since my return to write about Bali. I can't share detailed moments, but a lot of snippets like:

sweet bungalows with hibiscus flowers treating every surface
guest houses smelled of burnt moldy sweet corn
flowers behind ears
devotional religious practice
ayam- chicken
ikan - fish
bebek - duck
goreng - fried
nasi - rice
potatoes are expensive
mangos are sour sweet
for men: the first child is named wayan, second child is named Made, third child is Nyoman, fourth child is named Ketut
the forest is so fucking beautiful
i could have passed as indonesian
everything is wrapped is banana leaf
the weather is amazing, perfect actually
crystal blue pools wherever we go
temples are part of everyone's home
rice on foreheads help pure the soul
my first sun burn
menjangan island
pastel green melon bread
volcano agriculture
scootering to the highest point
swim
swim
swim
kite fighting
men spending all day collecting stones for offerings at their temple
mom being funny 1000x
searching for DEWA
4 of us sharing two twin beds
waking up in front of the ocean
"continental breakfast" - two eggs any style, horribly stale white toast, the worst jam, and okay butter, sliced fruit, and OJ from fake concentrated concentrate
"indonesian breakfast" - friend rice with scrambled eggs on top
balinese cowboys
smile really big to save yourself from an awkward tourist situation
tell them its the last day of your trip and you only have 3,000 rupiahs left so that they will leave you alone
swimming under a giant, powerful waterfall
swimming over live coral and 200000 underwater species
tan
tan
tan
food
food food
GREATEST TIME WITH MY FAMILY


It's monsooning here. I mean, golf ball sized rain drops making dinosaur foot stomps. Took care of my nephews with my aunt and uncle. We went to their fitness club where the kiddies put on their puff puff yellows and floated about. One of them is very sensitive about his ears and covered them the whole time. So not pragmatic! He cries when you try to convince him that he'll have more fun if he didn't do that. The other one peed while sitting on my uncle, so that they both look like they peed themselves. Eating so well as usual, some broccoli shrimp medley and pork sate for breakfast. Fried chilied fish for lunch. Fresh hot soy milk with tapioca, very spicy chicken and pork soup for dinner. Uncle is falling asleep to chinese sword drama set in the winter.