Sweet Indonesian pancakes with a sauce made from chocolate, peanuts, condensed milk and sesame seeds. Yum!
Bali Life: Sunday
Last night was a cultural exchange evening with all the youth performing. It was a fantastic night consolidated over a pizza dinner. We were told afterwards that the children eat Pizza maybe twice a year. The performances were funny and sassy, skilful and absolutely amazing!
This morning we are heading back to Bali Life Foundation for Sunday worship and a visit to ‘the five shrines’.
Bali Life: Saturday
This morning we joined the Bali Life Foundation youth at the centre and went as a group to Black Pebble Beach in Nusa Dua. We enjoyed swimming, volleyball and went for a walk to where the waves crash against the rocks. Some of the Bali Life kids went out to the reef for a surf.
The older students supervised the younger students and the little ones played a game of fishing in the water with a net made of people holding hands. It was like a game of chase and you had to not get caught in the net. Tonight we are returning to the orphanage for dancing, stories and dinner together.
Bali Life
After service at Suwung School and Kuta Womens Centre we walked along the cliffs at Uluwatu Temple and took in the view.
Tara and Emma playing twister with the kids at Suwung and learning colour names.
Taylor and Hayley playing Uno. The bigger kids help the little ones.
Emma and Tara making masks. They loved the stickers.
Our team approaching the Suwung community workers with care packs. Sorting through the waste for recyclable items earns the workers 30c per kilo of plastic.
Bali Life: Tuesday
Yesterday was our first day in Bali! After we got off the plane we went to lunch then straight into service. My group visited Kuta Beach and walked with a representative from Bali Life to introduce the children selling things on the streets to the school by handing out food and colourings. It was incredible seeing the difference between the kids when they are trying to sell and when they are just being kids doing the colouring ins and playing with stickers.
Today we visited Suwung Bali Life Community Centre which is located in the rubbish tip. There we walked around with a teacher from Bali Life handing out the care packs that we packed earlier in the morning. These packs contained some sanitary items and health items.
This experience was incredibly confronting as we walked through a lane way almost, where 40 families lived all within meters of the rubbish tip. After we handed out the packs we went back to the school to do our activities with kids. At first it was a bit hard to communicate what the activity was to the kids but within seconds they got it. They were really excited and so happy. After lunch Tara and I were thrown into an impromptu English class and we attempted to teach English while simultaneously trying to learn Indonesian.
(Written by Emma Hutson)
Our group (Georgia, Ryan, Caleb, Naomi, Brooke, Kristin) went to the street centre and spent time with the children and motherʼs at work. It was amazing how welcomed we were as people they had never met before. We did some activities with the children, like uno, colouring and skipping. It was a lot of fun seeing how the kids were so excited to see us and so eager to participate.
(Written by Kristin Jones)
Bali Life: Wednesday
Hey everyone,
Sorry for the late blog post but here are some updates on what we’ve been getting up to!
Yesterday and today two groups took turns visiting the Suwung Community and the Kuta Street Centre.
The Suwung Community is located at a rubbish tip where many families live on the money they receive from sorting out recyclable trash. Our teams went to a local supermarket and created over 60 care packages including toothpaste and other toiletries to hand out to families living within the Suwung Community. Through this experience, we were able to see their living conditions and how happy they are with what little they have. After that, we engaged with children at the Community School Centre with skipping, crafts, colouring in and paper planes while also taking the opportunity to help teach English in the classrooms.
The second group visiting the Kuta Street Centre were involved with similar activities including card and chalk games and reading. The women at the Street Centre cooked us a delicious meal and we were able to purchase handmade items like bags and bracelets to help support the Centre.
After our activities and refreshing at the hotel, we travelled to the Uluwatu Temple where we saw amazing ocean views as the temple was built on a cliff side. While exploring, many of us had our first encounter with monkeys and and their antics – mainly the grabbing of sunglasses.
All in all, we’ve been having a fantastic time with excellent food and excellent company!
25kg check-in baggage allowance
Not long to go. The countdown is in hours now!
We have a check-in baggage allowance of 25 kg and the website says 7kg for carry-on luggage.
See you tomorrow morning bright and early!
Pre-Departure Post
Thank you for coming to the meeting yesterday. Only 10 days to go! Here is a quick summary of some of the things we talked about.
- Airport Departure– Monday 8 July Malindo flight OD9105 at 8:30am. Please meet inside Terminal One near the check-in desk at 6:30am. Wear your tour shirts. Make sure all sharp objects and liquids are in checked-in luggage not hand luggage. Have a good lock on your checked-in luggage. Don’t forget your passport. We have your tickets.
2. Appropriate Dress for Indonesia – please wear culturally appropriate attire – covered shoulders, covered mid-section and longer shorts that sit close to the knees or below. Swim wear should include a rashie top and boardshorts (sun smart and culturally appropriate) – not a bikini. Please see the packing list for more details.
3. Money for snacks and souvenirs (optional). You might like to buy a Bali Life t-shirt and some handmade items from the Women’s Workshop. Breakfast, lunch and dinner all provided. Drinking water provided.
4. Mobile Phones – ask teachers if it is ok to use your phone to take photos. You can use the hotel wifi to call home in the evening or share photos online with family and friends. If you want to organise your own sim card to be able to make calls and use data in Indonesia, that is up to you. Last year, many students found the hotel wifi to be sufficient and didn’t need to do that.
5. Contact Staff (in case of emergency) – 0438 605 188 – school phone in Bali.
6. Activity Groups –
It is good to have at least 3 activities per pair planned. Try to come up with something active, something that requires concentration and something creative. Ideas could include: picture book storytelling, craft, paper planes, origami, playdoh, sport – soccer, an aerobics class, dancing, lego, dot-to-dots, mazes, bingo, games like ‘duck duck goose’ or ‘dog and bone’ that are easy to set up and run.
7. Bus Groups –
Group A – With Mr Drake – Brooke, Kristin, Naomi, Georgia, Ryan & Caleb
Group B – With Ms Tinney – Rachael, Emma, Tara, Maya, Aimee, Hayley and Taylor
Mrs Ryan will take turns accompanying each group.
You can check on the itinerary to see which places you will be going to for Session 1 and Session 2 of service learning. Session 3 groupings can be something we decide after we have experienced Session 1 and Session 2. Session 3 will be a chance to go back to either the Rubbish Tip Community Centre or the Street Centre / Women’s Workshop.
8. iPads – we have 10 iPads to distribute among the 13 of you to take to Bali. If you are given one. Please pack it in your checked-in luggage. Thank you.
9. Return to Perth – as per the Itinerary –
Depart Denpasar OD9104 at 8:40pm
Arrive Perth at midnight (0020 on 17/7/19) – very late on Tuesday night or very early early on Wednesday morning.
Please email through any questions you have. Our next post will be a photo of us departing from Perth!
Itinerary and Packing List
Less than 40 days until we fly to Bali, folks! The count down is on.
Remember we are meeting as a team on Wednesday 26 June at the Community Room at Duncraig at 3:40pm. All students MUST attend this meeting.
Have you prepared a devotion to do while we are on tour? (You can use one you presented to your homeroom)
Are your 3 activities for the children you have planned ready to go? Do you have everything you need all organised?
Please click on the links below to check out our itinerary and the packing list. Exciting!
Wednesday 26 June Team Meeting
Less than 2 months until we leave for Bali, team!
Our next team meeting is on Wednesday 26 June at 3:40 pm at Duncraig. It is vital that ALL students attend this meeting. Please make arrangements to ensure that you are there for it. Mr Drake will be in touch with Carramar students about transport to Duncraig for the meeting.
Important information regarding flight details and what to pack will be provided via this blog in the coming weeks before that meeting.