Today was a very productive and rewarding day. In terms of all three projects, everything is set in motion. The tomato rain roof is being built, with its bamboo foundation already elevated and filled with concrete. The barrel in the compost tumbler will be made from an old water tank that used to hold 5,000 liters. It's currently being worked on, I'll soon post pictures on the progress. The mushroom box is also getting started in the Engineering department and needs guidance on the right dimensions. It's hopefully going to look like a rectangular bamboo box with a hinged door, and a horizontal shelf throughout the middle for maximum space utilization.
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My first day was a tour around the entire hotel, which is a lot bigger than I expected. There's so many behind-the-scenes departments that are running this world-class resort, I can't even fit them all on this post. However my favorite department is Engineering, where there's a massive backup generator and a giant reverse osmosis tank for purifying water. Not only that but everything in need of fixing gets sent there, wether it's a broken water dispenser or a broken boat engine.
The last day in Bali I took off like Superman. I wasn't anxious to leave, I was just dirt-biking Mt. Batur (Inactive Volcano) and flipped over my bike with two full seconds of flight. Maybe it wasn't a good idea to speed downhill into a volcanic fishbowl that's near impossible to get out of? It's all okay, I waved the white flag and Pak Kadex (Dirt-biking Guide, who happens to be the champion Enduro-Racer of Indonesia) helped me get out. I was shocked to see he wasn't mad about damaging the clutch on one of his prized Husqvarna motorcycles. In the moment he was dying of laughter. He captured a photo of me crashing, and the potential worry was non-existent.Luckily, the only thing broken was my daredevil spirit. But let's just say "sore" is the basic term for what I felt the next morning, the day of my flight to Sumba.
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ArchivesAuthorBefore University of Colorado at Boulder I lived in Bali, Indonesia for two years and studied sustainable business at the Green School. I decided to leave Colorado in pursuit of another adventure, one that deserves to be documented every step of the way. |