Saturday, January 15, 2011

On wednesday the 12th and thursday the 13th 2011 Asia Exchange and Udayana the host university in Denpasar organised an orientation day for all the upcoming students. it was very well thought out and well planned.. Students from the university welcomed us then  a traditional balinese dance was performed which was really quite mesmorising. The director of Udayana University welcomed us students and introduced us to our professors.
on the second day of orientation we had talks from a doctor who was preparing us for what diseases bali has.. it was definately and eye opener and has really made me think about where i eat and what i drink and i have definatley stocked up on insect repellent
. im really looking forward to travelling to the Seeds of Hopes orphange on Tuesday.. i hope we can bring many smiles to the childrens faces. Asia Exchange is definatley a well planned and orgnised company. Although i am finding it a bit difficult to get along with the other finnish students i know that there are always people that i can talk to and i know its only the beginning. 
classes start on monday.. am getting quite excited.. until then.. Sampai jumpa nanti  

Saturday, January 1, 2011

ok so im in bali.. bit of a bumpy ride on the plane yesterday but finally got here.. got through immigration really quickly for the first time in forever. my room is awesome. my adress is funny, its down a small alleyway on a small street, thats translated in english. i unpacked properly today so its really like my own home hehe. New years last night was quite funny. fireworks just going off everywhere and not just at midnight but they started about 7 i think or even earlier. was too scared to let one off haha.
am off to Nyomans village tomorrow. hope its not raining too much.. its been raining on and off since i got here. even a lil bit cold.. who would have thought. well im in dying need of bali coffee so till next time

p.s uni in 11 sleeps... sooooooo excited