Hey everyone! Still working on how to upload photos, might have to wait till were in hong kong (sorry aunt Kim). Padang bai was a great time of lounging on the beach and hanging out with locals and international divers at the sunshine bar. We made two friends, africano (an ever smiling jolly local guy our age) and victor (a traveler from the Netherlands). While there we discovered that nasi campur is the best indonesian food ever. It is what the locals eat for most days. They take a banana leaf wrapped in paper and fill it with rice, cooked veggies, chicken, fish, tempeh, a spicy potato cake and chili sauce all for the grand total of fifty cents USD. The stands they come from look a little suspect, but the food is cooked thoroughly and is scrumptious.
A few days ago though, Hannah and I felt like we needed something more going on in our lives than just beach, and our friends were spending a lot of time with us so we just picked up and left. When in life can you just decide to go and go! It felt very freeing. Now we are in Ubud. Definitely more touristy, but the center of cultural activities such as dance and painting. We are staying in a beautiful home stay in the heart of town, but you'd never know because we are tucked away in our own paradise. For 12$ USD we share a room with a nice clean bathroom, a breakfast of tea/coffee, fresh fruit including papayas, pineapple, and bananas, and a fried egg sandwich, and an adorable porch overlooking a mango tree, giant Ganesh statue and a coy fish pond. Heavenly! So far we have been to an art museum of the famous painter/character, Antonio blanco and have walked through the rice patties. Today we are thinking of attempting the monkey forest but won't be able to bring anything with us or the monkeys will try to steal it. Last night we also ended up at a pub quiz with some eccentric mildly aged expats who proved to be very entertaining. Sadly we lost, but did come in second.
Were hoping to see a few live dances, more museums, and go to a yoga class while here. Fortunately we have a little under two weeks till we go to the farm to work so we can spread things out. Will write more again soon!
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