Monday 8 August sees me awaiting my results. Nervously? Unable to concentrate? Come on, you should know me better than that by now! Laying by the pool and reading of course!! Sylvia and Stewart had started chatting with me and they were interested in what was happening with the course. Brad had been telling everyone that I was studying and never went out. Some people thought I was a writer as they often saw me in the restaurant tapping away on the laptop...doing my tasks for the course, clearly not doing the blog, right? By the end of Tuesday all results were in and I had indeed completed my TEFL qualification, rah!! All that was left was making arrangements for the certificate to be sent and taking note of the support resources provided. I had the certificate emailed so that I could have it with me in case the dream job came up in Turkey, which is my next stop after Bali....!
Another fun thing that would happen (if you like surprises and I do) was that on a few occasions I would go to the restaurant to order dinner and the staff would advise me I was expected for dinner with Brad's party at 7 or 7.30pm. This usually entailed groups comprising both friends who were visiting or friends who were now locals. The fare was usually Rijsttafel. This means Rice Table, an array of many dishes in small portions that covers the whole table. Beautifully presented samples of satays, curries, salads and more would arrive at the table for us all to share. Sometimes the meal was completed with pandanus leaf pancakes (green) filled with banana or a palm sugar syrup. Sometimes the meal was accompanied by many tasty cocktails...eek! This was the first time I chatted properly with Stewart and Sylvia. Sharing a meal makes a great bonding experience. Talking about making friends, now is an appropriate time to introduce my froggy friend who seemed to wander into my room every other night, have a look around and hop out again. Just to set the records straight, not once did I kiss him and try to turn him into a prince..promise ;)!
My other pleasure while studying, which I havent mentioned, is the fact that Australia Network TV channel is broadcast in Bali and shows all the football (AFL) rah! So I was able to watch all the Carlton matches, yell, cheer, commentate all in the privacy of my own bungalow! If I was watching live, and actually even if I wasnt, there would be a myriad of txts between myself and Di, my dear friend and footy buddy. Sometimes we shared scores if one of us had to wait to see the match. Always lots of fun, particularly when we won.
Once again my time was slipping away, only 2.5 weeks here in Candidasa. Time to make sure I do all the things I wanted to do in the area! My friend Leah was planning to come over to give herself a break from the grind so we would do Ubud and Gili Islands together, so I was focussing on a couple of things in the local area, mostly around snorkelling. White Sandy Beach, Blue Lagoon and Amed/Tulamben were all meant to be good! Pemuteran Bay also looked excellent but just too far away. Of course that is where the turtle conservation happens in Bali and not the season for hatchlings. Thwarted on that front once again! This is on the list for the next trip to Bali.
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