Friday Michelle and Dana

Today is the last day of Bali Surfing and Wellness. We had many challenges and fun surfing. When we started surfing it was very challenging and hard but when time past by it was fun and made us many happy memories. Also we played beach games in the afternoon. Our plan was to play with the local kids but they had some exams so we couldn't play with them. Our last dinner was a big feast for us. It was a BBQ with traditional Balinese food which was an awesome dinner. After dinner, we had an awards about surfing. There were many students that are very excellent and talented at surfing. I think everyone deserved the awards. Best Female Award was Riley, Best Male Award was Yuri, Best Wipe Out Award was Lisa. Most Determine Award was Helen, and Most Improved Award was Dyna. After dinner, the teachers said they had a surprise for us. We were very excited about it and it was a special Balinese traditional dance which was amazing. Everyone enjoyed it and danced together. When we first arrived at Brown Sugar Camp we were in excitement and now, we feel very sad to leave here. I wish we can have a opportunity to come here again and meet those fantastic teachers.

And lastly, Thank you to Mr. Creamer, Mr. Clouter and Ms. Natalya. Specially to Colin, Lorraine, coaches, and the restaurant.

Thursday - Alessia, Riley and Hanae

Today we had planned to go snorkeling but due to weather conditions, we ended up surfing again. It turned out to be one of the best surf days that we've had so far this week and we hope for even better tomorrow. Everyone improved their technique and endurance, catching green waves and riding them to the beach (with some great wipeouts). We surfed for two and a half hours, ending with a short yoga cool-down.

In the afternoon, we had a lot of downtime where we played lots of different card games, read by the beach and ate lots of snacks. In the evening, we were supposed to play with local school kids on the beach but heavy winds picked up so they weren't able to make it :( (hopefully we can meet them tomorrow afternoon). Instead, we looked through the close-up photos of us surfing and falling from the last couple of days.

We ended the night with a great dinner, lots of mosquito bites and battle scars.

Wednesday Afternoon - Dyna and JoYii

After our morning surfing session, everyone was pretty tired and worn out so we had a lot of free time. Some people slept and rested while others played card games, debated about world issues and played a few beach games. At 4:30PM, we prepared for a trek to Pura Gading Wani (local temple).

During the trek, we encountered many difficulties but we always pushed through. A difficulty we encountered was walking through a river that was full of rocks, different current and was quite deep for some people. Another difficulty we encountered was walking through some pretty strong rain.

The scenery was beautiful since it was low tide and we saw many crabs. The scenery at the temple was mesmerizing because you could see mountains on one side and the ocean on the other.
When we came back from the walk at 6:30, we took our showers and had dinner. Then we watched a very inspirational documentary.

Wednesday Morning - Siwon and Elena
We woke up bright and early around 7 to prepare for surfing. Today we had bread and scrambled egg for breakfast. After that, we went surfing at 7:45.We surfed for about 2 and a half hours, a long session, because we had other activities planned for the afternoon. The waves were good, allowing us to improve our surfing skills. We had spaghetti with tomato sauce for lunch at 12. We worked up quite an appetite after surfing this morning. After lunch, we just free time to relax until 4:30, when we started our temple walk. A relaxing but fun day!

Bali Day 2

Our day started at 7, with a delicious breakfast, and then we went off to surf. It took 20 minutes to walk to the surfing place, but it was pretty worth it. The waves were bigger than yesterday’s. We had a lot of wipe outs but everybody improved more than the day before and some people were able to do cool moves on the board. After surfing, we had lunch and rested for about 4 hours. After that, we surfed again for about an hour and a half. At 4:45 we started our beach clean up. The beach doesn’t look dirty, but when we started our beach clean up, we realized that there is a lot of small pieces of trash on the beach. After the beach clean up, we had small beach activities like volleyball, and football. We also played with the dogs. Then, we had dinner and went to bed. 

By Lisa and Ty Muy

Our first day at the resort and beach......

This is our first day spending in the brown sugar surfing camp. We did yoga with Lorraine for the first activity. Then, we had a surf theory studying activities. After lunch, we started practicing surfing with our coaches. Some people had a harder time surfing. However, overall, we all had valuable experience to learn and challenge ourselves in a new environment. After rest, we played beach games, we played volleyball, cricket and other fun activities. To finish our day off, we had our dinner. 

SiWoO& HeLeN

First day! Traveling to Bali

Checking in.

Waiting at the gate in Phnom Penh

Subway in Singapore!

Waiting on the second flight.

Changing our money at the Bali Airport

Quick stop at KFC for late diner | During Bus Ride

Travel day was quite average apart from the time that we got stopped during immigration because we had some difficulties. We arrived in the north-west of Bali where we now are staying in our resort, Brown Sugar. The plane ride from Cambodia to Singapore took roughly an hour and a half, from Singapore to Indonesia - two and a half hours. The bus ride from the airport to the resort took approximately three hours because we went to the, "old Bali". Which as mentioned before is the north-west side of Bali.  We got here after 12 so it was a bit late. 

Oliver & Yuri