Day 7: Languages

Hi guys. Today I will tell you some new words in Balinese. Balinese is different than Indonesian even though Bali is in Indonesia.  Its way different and the words are way shorter than English. I can't wait to share all the words with you.  So here is what I have learned so far.

Thank you = sukseme

Chicken = ayam

Coffee = cipo

fried rice = nari goreng, 

fried nudels =  mie goreng

your welkom = mu alee.

I know this one was short but I don't know a lot of words yet.  sukseme!!!

I have heard Balinese, Indonesian, French, Spanish, and German (I got to practice it) so far in my trip.  I have heard British accents, American accents, New Zealand and Australian.  I was so surprised by there being so many different accents.  Even though they are all English they sound so different.

Sukseme for reading!

Day 6: Fruit - Part 1

Today is all about fruit.  I am going to talk about mangosteens, and how to cut a pineapple.  You couldn't imagine how many new fruits there are here.  Mangosteen is my favorite new fruit.  I normally don't like bananas, but they are better here.  They are tiny, sweet and super squishy.

Mangosteen

How to eat a mangosteen?  I didn't know how to eat a mangosteen the first time I saw one.  So let me tell you how.

First you put it in between your hands.  Then you push super heard.  Next you eat it!!!

Mangosteen are round fruit. At the bottom there's a little flower how ever many petals there are is how many things that you can eat.

You can't eat the out side but you can make tea and medicine.

Pineapple

There is a special way you can cut a pineapple. I was sitting and having at breakfast when the guy working offered me how to cut a pineapple.  The final cutting was very pretty.  He cut out the eyes and it was pretty.  Here are photos of me learning how to do it.

*Note - this photo took 20 minutes to upload

Next time I talk about fruit I will go over snake skin fruit and dragon fruit.

Day 5: On My Way...

Hi guys.  Today I will be going to Gili Air, a small island off Lombok.  I do not know if they will have internet.  I will try to post but it may need to wait till I get back to Bali.  I will be riding on a boat to get to the island.  The island is only 1 mile around, which is like tiny tiny tiny.

Day 4: Temples

Yesterday we went to two temples.  The first temple, Tanah Lot, we went to you could only go in to the temple if you were blessed by the holy water from a volcano lake on the island.  You also were blessed by having rice put on your head.  It was very pretty and it was by the ocean.  Many ladies had baskets of offerings on their heads that they were carrying down to the temple.  I wouldn't highly recommend it, but it would be worth it to go.  I didn't want to get blessed so it was a bit disappointing.

 

When we stopped for lunch, right behind was a rice field.  We went out to the rice field and tried to talk to the rice farmers.  I found how they harvested the rice interesting.  It was very very hot in the rice field and it was very hard work.  They stood out there all day just for us to eat rice.  It was hard to walk in the rice field because if you didn't step right you would fall down.  If you go to Bali and you see a rice field, I suggest to check it out.

The second temple, Uluwatu, was way in the south of Bali.  The drive was very long.  Though we did take a pit stop at the beach in Jimbaran.  It was a beautiful beach that has small waves and big waves.  There was lots of coral.  It did get deep, but not very quickly.  There were cute baby monkeys there swinging from tree to tree!

 

At Uluwatu, I had to wear a sarong, a long piece of fabric, and if you didn't have a sarong they provided one for you.  If you did one have on, you had to wear an orange sash so they knew you were there for the dance.  The dance was very amazing, but we had to leave early sadly.  I could hear people laughing once we left and I thought we missed the good part.

We were very respectful when we went to the temples and the dance by wearing a sarong.  I have appreciation for the rice farmers and the hard work they do.  So that's why you don't waste food.

Next time I will be talking about clothes.  Soon will be part two of "How to Keep Demons Away".  And I am also working on a post or two about food!  

3. Tag: Götte und Demonen

Gestern ging ich zum Markt und kaufte einen neuen Badeanzug. Dann sind alle von uns in den Pool gesprungen. Ich freue mich das ich endlich das Brustswimmen richtig gelernt habe.

Waehrend ich hier war, habe ich gesehen dass die Balenesen oft Gaben an ihre Goetter machen. Ich habe hehoert, dass die es drei mal am Tag machen. Ich frage mich ob es zum Fruehstueck, Mittag und Abendbrot ist? Ich werde noch jemanden fragen. Hier ist ein Bild von unser Kellerin die gerade die Gaben austeilt.


  
             

                       

                 

Day 3: Gods and Demons - Part 1

Yesterday I went to the market and I got a new swimsuit.  Then we all jumped into the pool.  Good for me, I got my breaststroke down.

While we have been here, I have noticed that the Balinese give offerings.  I know that offerings are made three times a day.  I wonder if they do it at breakfast, lunch and dinner.  Here is a photo of our waitress giving an offering to the spirits while we had lunch the other day.  Also a photo of some other offerings at a statue.

  

Offerings also are given to make demons happy.  Those offerings are usually found on the ground.  The demons are from the sea and ground in Bali.  You can keep demons out of your house with giant scary statues that scare them away.  Demons in Bali can only go straight, so another way to keep them out of your house is to have sharp turns.  I wonder why they can only go straight.  My assumption is that in the water they normally just go straight so they are use to it.

It is very hard to not step on the offerings, but it is important that you do not step on them.  If people see you step on them people will be very disappointed and sad.  This is how you respect the people of Bali.

If you know the answer to my questions, please comment so I can learn more.

Day 2: The Beach

Today I found a really cool thing which was called a Seawalker.  We put on water shoes and we took a boat to a diving deck.  We got pads on our shoulders to support our helmets.  You shouldn't go under water without a way breathe.  I didn't get water in my helmet but my parents did.  It was funny.  We took photos of us behind a metal heart, jumping and feeding fish.  Here are a few:

It was very fun.  I would highly recommend it if you visit Sanur, Bali.

As a Seawalker there are my hand signs that you need to understand and to be safe.  I made a video so you can see the signs and be prepared to do Seawalking when you visit.

I noticed on the beach today they had yellow and red flags.  It marks where the water is good to swim.  I also noticed people were standing out in the ocean fishing.  We walked in the Indian Ocean.  It looks like the water gets deep very slowly which is very different than the Pacific Ocean where I am from.  Here is me on the pier so you can see how far out the fisherman go.  You can see him in the back.

I was a risk taker and enthusiastic by doing the Seawalking.

PS - When you go down, if you are ever going to do this, your ears plug up.  Like in a plane.  Its a good idea to clear your ears even before you feel it plug.  It hurt me more going up then down.