Bali and More!

                                                    (From inside a cave at the beach... Paradise!)
Hi Folks,

We had an awesome time in Bali. We got to check out some of the beaches that you see on t.v and think to yourself- "Man, wish I could go there"... We also got to try some Balinese food and do some snorkeling... It was definitively a highlight of the trip so far.

Monday morning we flew from Bali to Surabaya, only an hour-long flight. Surabaya is primarily an industrial/business city. We are staying at a nice hotel right in the heart of the city. We have been able to tour two major manufacturing plants here; a biscuit company and a detergent company. Both companies were very impressive, and it was again, a great learning experience that just can't be taught in a classroom.

Tomorrow morning we are touring another warehouse and then catching a flight back to Jakarta. I apologize that the posts haven't been as frequent as I would like; the Internet situation is hit or miss.

For those interested-- we did a little shopping at the street vendors in Bali. The men selling the goods inflate the price over 200% for people that are obvious foreigners, aka, us. We figured out quickly that the way to deal with that was to offer a price that we were happy with, refuse their offer, then walk away until they chased us halfway down the street... pretty funny stuff, but it made shopping rather stressful... we were heckled so much that at times we pretended not to speak English so that we would be left alone.

Anyways, I'll try to have a post up in the next few days.

Keep reading our Blog!

- Tyler