Chapter 74

           

           ButBaliisafairlysimpleplacetonavigate.It’snotlikeI’velandedinthemiddleoftheSudanwithnoideaofwhattodonext.ThisisanislandapproximatelythesizeofDelawareandit’sapopulartouristdestination.Thewholeplacehasarrangeditselftohelpyou,theWesternerwiththecreditcards,getaroundwithease.Englishisspokenherewidelyandhappily.(Whichmakesmefeelguiltilyrelieved.MybrainsynapsesaresooverloadedbymyeffortstolearnmodernItalianandancientSanskritduringtheselastfewmonthsthatIjustcan’ttakeonthetaskoftryingtolearnIndonesianor,evenmoredifficult,Balinese-alanguagemorecomplexthanMartian.)It’sreallynotroublebeinghere.Youcanchangeyourmoneyattheairport,findataxiwithanicedriverwhowillsuggesttoyoualovelyhotel-noneofthisishardtoarrange.Andsincethetourismindustrycollapsedinthewakeoftheterroristbombingheretwoyearsago(whichhappenedafewweeksafterI’dleftBalithefirsttime),it’seveneasiertogetaroundnow;everyoneisdesperatetohelpyou,desperateforwork.

           SoItakeataxitothetownofUbud,whichseemslikeagoodplacetostartmyjourney.IcheckintoasmallandprettyhotelthereonthefabulouslynamedMonkeyForestRoad.Thehotelhasasweetswimmingpoolandagardencrammedwithtropicalflowerswithblossomsbiggerthanvolleyballs(tendedtobyahighlyorganizedteamofhummingbirdsandbutter-flies).ThestaffisBalinese,whichmeanstheyautomaticallystartadoringyouandcomplimentingyouonyourbeautyassoonasyouwalkin.

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