happy in kuta!

So i booked it out of my resort - i put a bit of charges on my credit card from room service etc but it worked out to about $67 for the whole 10 days./ thats not bad! every night room service!? and a 3.5hr spa retriet! pretty darn good if youask me. this morning the water wasnt working (nice, fancy resort huh? i think not) so i couldnt shower so just checked out, hopped in a first available 'transport' van and told him to take me to 'hotel sorga' which is right near the beach (yes! i saw the beach! its not so fantastic....during the dayanyways - its supposed to be beautiful at sunset) and is pretty much teh same thing that i was in before. bigger pool though - free breakfast! cold showers and just a fan - no tv but im in a room by myself. so its different then a hostel but thats alright - i can live with it. and only 75 000 /night plus 10% hotel tax but i think it works out to something like $12/night maybe? i dunno but thats pretty darn good. im really happy here.

went for a walk today to inquire about going to lombok and gili islands - found out some good news it seems pretty easy to get to and from the islands - for a cost of course but nothing too bad i think it was 140,000 to go to senggigi (which is the port i want to go into when going to lombok) thats one way so about $30 - pretty good but it takes a while. flights i think are somewhere around 350,000 anyway i have some time to decide and i only have to book 1 day ahead

did some more walking around and inquired about daytours. i approached one 'touring office' and asked about their tours. but they only did chartered tours 'how many ppl?' he asked 'just me!' i said. so he said he could do a tour for me - one driver, one guide and me.....i thought that would be pretty boring. im not interested in having a private tour to be honest so i looked around some more. and met this really nice guy named Manggo (not his real name, he told me his real name is too confusing so just to call him Manggo) and he told me about all these great ORGANIZED tours that they do...but minimum booking is 2 people!!! ooh but its okay he says, his friend found someone who is also travelling alone and i am going on a sunset tour on thursday! yay! something to do! i get to see a bit of the island! and, tomorrow - because i will have nothing to do tomorrow, i also booked through mango a rafting tour - he said it was amazing and 'if you think its bullshit! you come let me know!' it includes lunch and all the safety equiptment, everything! so im really excited for that too - to get to actually do something is going to be nice. and i think for the 3 remaining days i have here in kuta i will surf. take my 3 days surfing lessons then head over to lombok and gili islands to sunbake in the sand and get stoned off mushrooms! (haha just kidding ma! i swear!) so im really really excited about what the next few days are bringing!

missing you all so much!

love you
alia