First day

Travis here,

Today was our first full day in Bali, and it has been great.  After getting in late last night and immediately going to bed, its been really cool to see the island in the light.  Our day started off with a tour of Slukat Learning Centre, which took us all by surprise with its beauty.  They have a small temple, 4 classrooms (only one with 4 walls), a garden, and a small soccer field among other things.  Just an example of how nice people are here: immediately after meeting the caretaker of the center, he chopped down some fresh coconuts and served them to us with straws and a big smile.  I'm learning that smiling is a big thing here -- everybody smiles and says hello to everyone, it's truly nice.  We also took some stray kittens who had taken a home under our stairs at the guest center over to Slukat, since we were told they would be safer there.  After the tour and kitten rescue mission, we went with Wendy and Seamus (two other volunteers) to the local beach club, where I'm now writing.  The Komune Beach Club is beautiful: right on a black sand beach, with a pool and bar where you can eat for around $2 and watch the surfers.  That's about it for now, we'll try to update with at least a picture every day, which shouldn't be hard with so much to see and do.

 Daniel and myself, taking the kittens to Slukat

 Some of the Slukat staff watching the new school kittens

View of the beach from Komune Club