Bali

Over Spring Break, I took a trip to Bali with my friend Katie, her mom, and her grandparents. We went to two areas within Bali, Jimbaran Bay and Sayan. Katie's mom works for the Four Seasons so we stayed there. We first went to Jimbaran Bay, which is one the beach. Katie and I did a lot of swimming in our private pool. We also spent a day at the beach. One of the specialties of staying at the Four Seasons was the cooking class. The second day we were there, Katie, her grandparents, and I went to the cooking school. We learned how to cook a traditional Balinese 5 course meal. Afterwords, we got to eat all of it, which for me and Katie wasn't a lot. Most of it was REALLY spicy, so we didn't eat it. The beach was really nice, and so was the view from our villa. The timing was perfect for us, because it didn't rain once! Another exciting thing we did there was go to one of Mrs. Devins' co-worker's house. He had the nicest home that I had ever seen. We had a great Balinese meal. When I first looked at it, I thought that I wouldn't like it, but it was actually really good. He also had a golden retriever. Katie and I brought our bathing suit, and played fetch with the dog in the pool. Then, we had to stop, because the dogs stomach turned bright red from jumping in the pool too much.
When we got to Sayan, I was amazed with the view. One day we were there, it was a Balinese holiday. Nobody was allowed to go outside on the streets. So we just stayed inside. The next day, all the girls went out to the market and shopped all day. I was able to get some good souvenirs. The last day we were there, Katie, Mrs. Devins, and I went on a bike ride threw the rice paddies. Then we were off to the airport. On the plane, we met up with another friend of ours named Maddie. We were able to do a little seat swapping, and Maddie ended up sitting with me and Katie.