Streets are Alive
This s possibly the largest festival celebration of the year, and it goes on for hours. The parade began around five in the afternoon, congregated in the town soccer field, where judging took place, then restarted again for the night version, where the lights were turned on, the female dancers came out, and every village had its moment in the spotlight to perform on the town square.We left around nine p.m., but could hear the events continuing until midnight.
Home Again in Ubud, Bali
March 21st 2015 After being on the road and moving regularly every few days for the past two and a half months, visiting new territory and revisiting some familiar places, we welcome the opportunity to once again settle in Ubud, Bali, for the next six weeks, where we will build a routine around our daily yoga study, my continuing study of the Indonesian language, music (of course), and just enjoying the cultural
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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more 
