it's the news

Once again, my procrastination and laziness are the only things that are shared through my blog...(womp wommmmp)
But as we are now more than half way finished with our year in Indonesia, I thought maybe it's time to play catch-up. Also, I've had some complaints. Also, I'm conveniently in the computer lab with a class right now. Still lazy. Don't you worry.

Speaking of receiving complaints....right now, my parents are actually en route to Bali. This will be their second ever trip abroad, and I'm stoked to see how they react to locals and a foreign language among other things. It's already been a kiddy-sized roller coaster with the currency exchange alone. (The bank in Slidell gave my mom Indian Rupees instead of Indonesian Rupiahs...womp wommmmp. again. I know.) So here I sit, knowing that in a mere 5.5 hours I will be face to face with Mama and Daddy. How do I feel? meh. I've been super excited all week, well really the entire time since they booked the flight. But now I'm ... nervous? I don't know why. Obviously these are the last people I should be nervous to be around. I will reiterate a point that I made to Tom this morning. I'm sad that it's so close, because that means it's already closer to being over. (second sappy moment of the year)

In other news, Tom and I have acquired a dog. A puppy, to be more specific. Her name is Rosy, and she is a full bred Bali dog. What that means, is she is 100% mutt. Bali has a problem with street dogs overpopulating the island. I don't know a large amount about it, but it's a combination of lack of sterilization and people being lazy about keeping track of their dogs. Also, Bali has an epidemic of Rabies, so no dogs can be exported from the island. They're all stuck here. While veterinary help is available, it's not in abundance. Most families here live on approximately $100 a month and paying someone to spay or neuter your dog isn't really in the picture. SO, Tom and I saw a group of puppies that were underfed and neglected while at Balangan Beach. We asked the owner of the inn if we could take one home, and he let us. Rosy was getting her water source from the floor of the outdoor bathroom. So, I'm guessing this guy wasn't really in the position to take care of them anyway.

So Rosy is amazing, but she stirred up some negative energy in our apartment area. Our landlords went back and forth about being okay with her living there, and we got tired of it. We pay double what some people pay and our place is nice, but not that nice. It took them two weeks to fix the toilet in our room, and the internet hardly works. After going back and forth with them about Rosy and having them lie to us in the process, we finally decided to find another place to stay. We're moving in with another couple from the States. They're very nice and the place we're moving to is amaaaazing. We're paying less, but more is included. Tom and I are very excited. We will be moving the week after my parents leave. And Rosy will have a yard to run around in! I'm most excited about that. We had to be helicopter parents at our current place, because she can slip under the gate. Now, she'll have tons of space to let her energy out and hopefully end up gnawing on Tom and I less......

The last bit of biggish news is that I am now an official motorbike driver. It took me long enough, I know. I will say in my own defense, Tom was constantly trying to scare me. And Bali has been ranked as the #1 most dangerous place to drive; even more dangerous than Vietnam. But I've been driving for about a week now, and (knock on wood) no problems yet. I'll be sure to take a sweet pic of me, Tom, and Dad all on our motorbikes. Yes, my dad is getting a motorbike in Bali. I'm wondering if he sees that as a safer alternative to driving with someone else. Anyone who has had my dad in the car with them driving knows that he is the worst backseat driver. Well, maybe not the worst in the entire world. Definitely the worst I have encountered though. I'm convinced that he feels riding in a motorbike is a good alternative to riding in any car. Geeez.

Okay well, that's all the big news that's been going on. Sorry I haven't uploaded any pictures, but both Tom's and my laptops are broken so we haven't even been using our actual cameras lately. There are pictures on my facebook though, so you can check that out. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. Happy Indonesian Independance Day! Happy Idol Fitri to the Muslims reading this! and I will see you guys in a couple weeks, maybe.