The other thing I'm going to miss is the impromptu meet-ups with friends; being able to meet them within a 15 minute notice for lunch, randomly seeing them at the traffic lights on your bike or bumping into them at the local bar which turns into an awesome get-together.
Bali has had its ups and downs for me as you know and in the beginning it was difficult but I have come to spend time with some amazing people and have had so many new experiences that I will chalk it up as the place where the doors of opportunity opened up for me. On Wednesday night, I met up with Pascal, the photographer and we bounced around a few ideas for our collaboration project - it's a go go. I sifted through his photos and pondered over what I could do with them. Poems, flash-fiction and short stories to speak for the images he's taken from all over the world. Titles and one-liners sloshed about in my head as I soaked in the pictures. I'm going to work on it until February, the rough deadline we've given the project. Hopefully we'll be turning it into a book and there may even be a visit or two to Paris where Pascal is moving back to. He loves my writing (what a relief!) and we're very excited about what may come of it...
And so, on Friday night, the gang got together for a mini party on the beach. Our last proper shindig before saying goodbye. We all met up for a drink before ordering pizzas to the beach. We took blankets, candles, a guitar and a drum and gazed at the almost full moon. We sang songs and drank wine (I had beer - wine doesn't agree with me unfortunately). Loic and Damien skinny-dipped, I have photographic evidence of that magical moment but sorry guys, those will remain in a safe folder on my laptop!
But here's a visual synopsis of a great night, in a great place with great friends:
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