We have added some awesome new pieces to the collection over the past couple months – I feel like our products just keep getting better and better. Here are some of the newer items that I love! You can buy these pieces and check out our other items at www.bersatudesigns.com/shop!
Puri Bahasa
15 MarWhat am I doing this week, you ask? I am currently in Yogyakarta, Indonesia taking 6 hours of Indo language classes per day. It’s been exhausting, but really rewarding… I probably should have done this when I first moved to Indonesia over a year ago!
If you want to learn Indo, you should check out Puri Bahasa Language School.
Sunset in Laos
14 MarThis was a nice sunset I enjoyed over the Mekong River while drinking a Beerlao. As you may have noticed, after a long hiatus from the blog I am back to it. A certain man named Paul Gordon who resides in Greenville, SC will be very happy about this recent development.
Laos Cooking School
13 MarI recently took a cooking class while in Luang Prabang, Laos. I am not much of a chef, but it was fun to go with a couple friends and learn something new. We did a class through Tamarind Cooking School and it included a trip to the market in the morning to learn about different ingredients, then a drive to the beautiful cooking space in a quiet jungly looking area. We cooked Mok with fish, chicken stuffed in lemongrass (with other stuff in it), buffalo stew and sticky rice with fruit for desert. The teacher was super awesome and really knew his stuff, but unfortunately the lady standing to my left was super not awesome and annoyed me for 90% of the class.
Here are some highlights!
Teacher
Some of the final products: Fried lemongrass stuffed chicken (my favorite) and the buffalo stew.
Thailand Elephants
12 MarAggressive elephant kiss.
Gif maker online
This is from a visit to the Elephant Nature Park in Chiang Mai, Thailand. I spent a day there feeding, bathing and watching elephants that have been rehabilitated from the logging and tourism industries. If you ever go to Thailand, don’t ever do an elephant ride… some of the elephants at this sanctuary had broken spines as a result of carrying big fat tourists (just kidding – it was from unsuitable harnesses and seats).
Appendicitis
8 DecWho needs an appendix, anyway? Not me!
Before surgery at MMC in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Pictures of my insides.
Murmuration
8 DecThis video is amazing! It was filmed in Ireland by 2 girls canoeing – a flock of thousands of starlings turning and twisting.
Kalimantan
7 DecTwo weeks ago we went on a 3 day/2 night river boat trip in Kalmintan (the Indonesian portion of the island of Borneo). Borneo is known for its orangutans. As an endangered species, there are many rehabilitation centers in Kalimantan that help reintroduce orphaned babies and formerly captive orangutans back into the wild. A famous one is called Camp Leakey – we were able to visit this one and 3 others in the national park.
Orangutans actually originate from Indonesia – from Borneo and Sumatra. “Orang” means person and “utan” means jungle in Indonesian – jungle person!
Hanging off the side of our boat to feed an orangutan some pineapple!
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