Chapter 1, Page 9

This past weekend was our family reunion and it was the first time in 22 years that Katie could not attend, so we planned a Skyping session so everyone in the family could see her, talk to her, and visit.  We Skyped for 2 hours and everyone had such a great visit with her! 

She told everyone about Indonesia and how different it is than here.  She explained a lot about their culture and she kept everyone's attention, doing a great job of explaining things from the food, to the houses, to the bathrooms and the culture.



This is their group in their Indonesian outfits.



This is a group of Gamalan Players they watched.



These are some dancers they watched and Katie thought they were beautiful.



This is outside of Katie's room in Puri Saraswati.  Isn't it beautiful?



This is the Water Palace.  It's absolutely gorgeous!  How lucky that she is there is able to experience this all!


More Water Palace



Katie at the Water Palace



This is her homestay family.  The little boy loves Katie and apparently "pees" on her feet to show her that he likes her...hmmm...doesn't sound quite right does it?



Homestay family



A statue in Ubud

These are just a few pictures and more to come!

Yesterday Katie moved to Yogyakarta and is in a hotel for a few days then on to another host family, (I think).  She is adjusting well now and is less and less homesick, (YEA!)