We were a bit tired of traveling so after Christopher left we rented a beautiful teak house in Ubud, surrounded by volcanoes, palm trees…
…and rice fields.
We stayed for a month, reading an obscene amount of books, studying…
…and writing all day long on the veranda.
We had occasional social interactions though, such as the baptism (Balinese equivalent) of Ketut’s (our landlady, to the left in white) nephew.
Here is the lovely little family, Ilu is Ketut’s half sister. They were so welcoming and sweet, me and Ilu were on hair braiding terms within minutes.
Joen dressed up for the occasion, and was much appreciated by the ladies I might add.
But the best thing about this little travel break is that we got to hang out with these two everyday!!!! Ping ping to the left and her daughter Siti to the right. Ping ping might not be the prettiest girl on the block, but has a heart of gold and laughed euphorically with her whole face every morning we got up. Siti has a terrific sense of humour, loves to dance and eats like a wolf. I could almost give up nomadism to be able to hang out with them.