Today we are leaving Bali and the Study Away Trip comes to an end. I'm going to China, home to visit my family for summer break. Some are extending their trip, while other are going back to Springfield after this. It was raining heavily when I left the hotel. I even fell on the stairs when I was moving my big suitcase. Luckily I wasn't hurt so bad. I took a taxi to the airport … [Read more...] about 05/27/16 the End of the Study Away Trip
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Today was also beach day but more involved in water sports. There were a lot of options like parasailing, banana boat, jet ski and diving. I was going to do three of them. I didn't bring enough money, so I only did parasailing. That was my first time doing it and it was a lot of fun. I didn't understand the instruction guy so I didn't run for the first part. I ended up being … [Read more...] about 05/26/16 Water sports and SPA
Today everyone got to the bus on time because we were excited for the beach day. Before the beach we are going to Uluwatu Temple or the Water Temple. There were a lot of monkeys so we had to put our sunglasses and hats away otherwise they would take them. There were a lot of stairs, but when we got to the top it was beautiful. The temple was right the cliff and the waves … [Read more...] about 05/25/16 Temple On the Cliff and Beach Day
I spent my third day at the biological parents' house one more time. It was my grandmother's death anniversaries so we had a family reunion. It turned out to me more formal than I expected. We had over 80 relatives and family friends that came over and my family also had someone outside catered the food and organized the event. This is one of the celebration that is quite … [Read more...] about Day 3 in Vietnam
My biological parents and some relatives live outside the city so I had quite a long trip the second day to visit them. We took the highway out of district 7 to go outside the city limits. This highway used to be the biggest and most developed one but now it seemed like they have not done much maintenance to the street. The road was becoming more bumpy and many of the plants on … [Read more...] about Day 2 in Vietnam: Visit family and Relatives