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Hey everyone!
First and foremost Hannah and I are perfectly fine, the earthquake did not effect us. It's pretty crazy that that was my second quake in theast 6 months and am hoping mother nature isn't trying to tell me something.

The rest of our time in seminyak was good. We saw a balinese beatles cover band with one guy who looked nineteen and another around sixty. Hilarious but actually surprisingly good. Sunsets were definitely the highlight of that area and now we will have together up for sunrises over the water since we are on the east coast.

Other than that we left the uber touristy area of seminyak for the much chiller port town of Padang bai. I love it here! Everything moves slower and is quieter except for the people some of which I feel I will be friends with for life. I have never met a happier more welcoming group of people in my life.

Hannah and I are staying at the Marco inn in the heart of the town. For 11 dollars a night we have an adorable clean room with an ocean and garden courtyard view. We also have breakfast included and there is a hammock in the shade available as well. If we walk 10 min to the right we end up on a tucked away white sand tropical paradise beach. If we walk 15 min to the right we are on a volcanic black sand beach. Finally if we walk to the left 15 min we are at a blue lagoon beach perfect for snorkeling. We are truly living the beach bum life.

In the tone there are these little bars and restaurants made up of the most relaxed trusting people. Hannah and I could have dined and dashed very easily ( which we would never do) but they just sit and play cards and don't hurry themselves. I love that attitude! They also love to laugh, crack jokes, and play jokes on you.

Last night we went to this tiny bar to hear live music (again all American pop songs). It was called "sunshine light up ur soul..." it is quite possibly one of the greatest bars ever. We all sat around a giant wood table and met people from around the world and locals. Everyone laughing and telling stories of home and trading travel stories/advice. We met one local named afrikano who couldn't stop smiling and like to try to throw peanuts in your mouth from across the table especially when you weren't paying attention. We met lots of people from Switzerland namely two men, Simon and Samuel. They told us all about scuba diving and although it is expensixe imay have to go for it. They say that around here you can see giant sea turtles and huge mantas all thetime. I might be a little scared though seeing as how snorkeling sometimes frightens me. For the first time on this trip I feel like I am in the right place and even reminded me of sitting in the big booth at the needs with all my friends.

This morning we have already had breakfast and are now drinking fresh (pureed) pineapple juice while using the Internet. We tried an Internet cafe to upload photos but it was much to slow so hopefully you'll have pictures soon. Although you would probably just be jealous if you could see where we are.