Rocking out in Bali!

Our first day in Bali wasn't the most exciting. Rosie and I walked around and waited for Beth and Sierra to arrive from Lombok. After a number of misses, (they were JUST at the hotel, we missed them at the restaurant by only 15 min.) we finally caught up with the other two and it was a glorious reunion! I met Beth, Sierra and Rosie in Siem Reap almost 4 months ago. Rosie and I worked at the same school and Sierra and Beth were both volunteering at other NGO's in town. We'd planned this trip to Bali while we were on holiday in Sihanoukville. We decided that we had such a great time there that we had to do it again, but in Bali! So there we were, four reunited girls, all trying to catch up on the last 3 months at the same time. It was good fun. That night we went out to celebrate our reunion and the fact that we were at the party beach of Bali. It was a good night, complete with free drinks (I love being a girl), dancing on the stage and a Micky D's run at 2am. Ech! We've spent our time since then lounging around on the beach and checking out the local shops. The other day we moved to a different town, just 20 mins. away. Sierra's brother's girlfriend's cousin lives here and we've crashed at his place for two nights. More beach bumming. His place is on the east side of the island though, and I can't wrap my head around the fact that the water is east now, not west. It really screws up my directions. :P Last night we had a rocking night in, played king's cup, drank vodka, red bull and OJ, made fun of the Brits and the Canadian and the Americans. It's an interesting feeling, being drunk. You have to really think about how to move your hands and feet properly and everything so much more funny that when you're sober.   

We're headed to Ubud today, to experience some culture and get away from the beach bum life that we've been living for the past couple of days.

In other news, I'm thinking of heading to Malaysian Borneo after I leave Bali, to climb a volcano and see orangutangs and a proper jungle. I'm excited :)