Indonesia
Okay, so the plan is to post pictures and stuff about my trip in little bursts. There is way to much to tell and things will randomly come to mind. And, if I do it all in one thing, I figure most of you wont read it because it's way to long. So, here goes...
My trip was AMAZING. I have never experienced something like this before in my life. It is so cool to see how my cousin and her husband, Julene and Chris, and their 2 kids, Tehya (4) and Paeton (2), live out there. I had so much fun just hanging out with them and getting to know them a little bit more.
My first impression of Indonesia was that it was a crazy place to live. When we got out of the airport, it was approximately a 30 minute drive to Julene's and Chris' house. So all I got to see was these crazy busy roads. I thought that this place was way to overcrowded and everybody needed to learn how to drive! Indonesians are maniacs on motorbikes. It's crazy how they drive. When you look at it for the first time, you think that these people are very impatient, very busy, and need to get places fast. After a few days, I realized that these people weren't so crazy. They're actually exactly the opposite of what I had thought earlier. Very calm, patient and friendly.
This is just a little taste of the streets there. If you look closely enough, you can see that not everybody wears helmets. And they tend to cram a lot of people on these bikes. I think the most I've seen was 4 (2 adults, and 2 decent sized kids)!
My first night there, Julene comes into my room with a "present" from Chris. On top of this box that she was holding, was a very bright green beetle. It was pretty cool, until it decided to walk off the box and go for a little flight to my ceiling. I was like, umm, I don't really like sleeping with bugs. Julene reassured me that this bug was harmless, "It doesn't bite, it wont crawl all over you..." So, I left my room for a while and purposely left a lamp on so that it would hopefully go over to it. Lucky for me it did. Wasn't hard to get rid of then!
