The day after our return from the mountains of Munduk, Gayle invited Jen and I to take an English class with the Compassion students.  Jen took one group and I took another, sitting side by side at tables outside.  The…

1st June Jen and I were up early, packed, breakfasted, booked a Grab car and out the door just after 7am to meet Damon, Komang his wife and Glory his 12yr old daughter (their 14yr old son was at soccer…

I took a Gokek to Cheryl’s home to meet Jen on the Tuesday morning.  I was able to catch up with Cheryl, Mariati and Apli who had arrived home last night from their conference in Lombok.  Cheryl will be off…

Having spent my first week settling in, I began to extend my reach, venturing off to stay a night with Jen at Sukawati. The morning before I left I was up early, not knowing Gayle had only just gone to…

I was pleased while on the flight from Perth to Bali that I was able to get an hours sleep.  I just crashed out.  That was after the squealing of the window beside me had stopped as we gained altitude.…

The beginning of May continued to be busy, busy, busy with preparations and things to be done before leaving.   I overcame two huge obstacles in the first week, both being my applications for visas.  My first challenge came when I…