Settling in Ubud

After several days of searching for a house in incredible heat, we finally found what we were looking for! A beautiful 2 bedroom house in Mas village, next to inspiring rice fields, orchids everywhere, fish pond with Lotus flower and the pool. Oh, and the house’s name is Cempaka (it’s a name of a flower or tree rather that grows by the entrance). Every night we are visited by shy geckos making Amelia very happy. Every morning I am woken up by the birds singing shortly before the sunrise. It is my favourite part of day. 

Everyday Balinese women bring canang- gifts for the Gods to our front house. This usually consists of flower petals, and rice on a palm leaf, blessed with holy water and burning incense. These are set above the ground for the smoke of incense to lead it to heaven to Gods. The gifts are also put on the ground for demons and evil ghosts and then ants take away the rice gracefully...

 

Amelia started school. She’s enjoying it very much although it’s very different to what she has used to in Scotland and Poland. Everyday we take her to school on a motorbike-she’s ecstatic about it and about her new helmet.


In beauty may we walk
In beauty may we speak
In beauty may we act
In beauty may we be


With these words Pelangi School students start their day...

Life is goodJ

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