So next week we have our mid tests.. eek. we had our first practise test for bahasa indonesia today. it was really quite easy. however its a pain in the arse coz i can understand it more than i can speak it. lets just hope but the time final exams come around ill be talking the language a lot more. Not much happend last week at school. we had an excursion to the Bali T.V studio. which was really quite interesting. they not only make T.V shows but also make the Bali Post newspaper and a few other things aswell. this week we have the Balinese dancing workshop. that shall be very interesting. i was told by my tutor that we get to dance at the closing ceremony aswell. hah that will be fun and embarrassing. ill put photos up as soon as i get them haha.

today monday. Nyoman and i both had a massage from his sisters. oh my was it strange..different and relaxing.. so by using  hot oil and a coin this is the result.. i have the same on my back. looks like it hurts but it doesnt. so anyway ill update my blog again in a few days. see ya soon

Selamat Siang. so its been nearly two weeks since my last post. sorry about that. have been quite busy with school and ive been so busy with my cousins. had my first presentation on thursday. the subject was Balinese temples and rituals. I think we did really well. i had a lot of help from my Balinese friends which im very thankful for. There are so many ceremonies and rituals that i didnt know about so it was really quite interesting. my group has another presentation next wednesday. this one is for our business class. its all about the economy between ASEAN and other regions. To be honest i find this class a lil bit hard but i think ill just have to read over everything again. we also had a workshop on traditonal Balinese offerings. well we made these things( cant remember the name sorry) which was really quite fun.. and challenging haha

This is a photo of my friend Mira and Reija and i making the offerings. these ones are for parties and celebrations. the Balinese hang them outside. i think kind of like streamers and balloons. we are clearly concentrating too hard lol heres a photo of the finished product toothe last couple of weeks has been really fun hanging out with my cousins and there friend. its been abit hard though when we go out its just not the same anymore. my bestfriend from Bali died last year and when my cousin came over with me two years ago we went out every night and just had the best of times. but now when shara was here and we went out all i could think of was god i wish froggy was here. Valentines day was especially hard too. i miss my dear froggy so much. 

so the weekend is here again. time is going so quick. not sure what ill be doing. hopefully ill be catching up with family on skype. its been awhile. well i might go for a swim soon and im sooo freaking hot right now lol.. laters

well my third week ended on a good note. school this week was really good however because i was in hospital the week before i missed my first two classes of international trade and law so i have abit of catching up to do. ive started to make our 20 minute group assignment on Balinese Temples and rituals.. Im hoping that we will do really well in this one as ive been talking to alot of my Balinese friends who have been really helpful in there traditions and whats acceptable and whats not and have found the temple system very interesting. On friday i went to Nyomans village in Karangasem. took us 2.5hours on bike through the mountains.. seeing mount Agung up close is really amazing and picture perfect. the photo that i have put up of a street is just outside nyomans house. The street is very not good and driving on it is very scary. on friday it was very big raining and i was actually really scared becauase it was like driving through rapids. getting to his house was exciting. his mum has done so much since i was there last. There was 8 little piglets to that were only 18 days old. Nyoman said i couldnt bring one home :( haha.. Nyomans sister was showing me how to make things for a ceremony. i made 3 and gave up lol. we left the village just before it started to rain again.. good timing.. my cousin came today(saturday) soooo exciting. went and saw them at the airport and hopefully will catch up after school tomorrow..

well this is my first post since classes have really started. first week went really quick. my favourite classes so far are bahasa indonesian and international tourism. second week of school i was admitted to hospital on the monday with dengue fever.. luckily my case was only mild and i had very little symptoms. damn mosquitos. i was staying at sanglah hospital which is only two minutes away from Unud which really annoyed me coz even though i was feeling fine i couldnt go to school.. on friday morning the doctor gave me the all clear and i could go home. yey. third week of school. have learnt so much more bahasa indonesian and yesterday monday the 31st the students went to "pasar" market to buy balinese uniforms for the workshop tomorrow.. will be putting photos up soon. other than that life in bali is amazing. school finishes most days about lunch time so theres plenty of relax time in the afternoon. well best be off makan malam time :D laters