She arrived on my doorstep at 3 months old, a bundle of fluffy mischief and joy all rolled up together. The street vendor, who had rescued her from some unknown destination, took me for the softie I was and assured me she would grow to be a very small dog. That first night she managed […]
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With Mt. Agung huffing and puffing… The Lighthouse Bali Shines On
Outreach volunteers at The Lighthouse Bali are busy gathering and distributing much-needed supplies for the Balinese who have been evacuated from their homes on the slopes of Bali’s majestic Mount Agung. Since the evacuations began in September, the volcano has sputtered with ash plumes ranging from quite small to a height of 3000 m above […]
Read moreLife in Amed Under the Shadow of Mt. Agung by Maya Lola Horowitz
I have such mixed feelings about writing this article. I love Amed. I love my friends in Amed. I love the community that welcomed me earlier this year. I am American, and after 29 years in Paris, I came to Indonesia last November for what my now all grown up kids call my Mommy gap year. I love the […]
Read moreCultural and Holistic Groups Rally to Sound Therapist’s Music Reconciliation Project By Heath Werrett
A former Capitol Hill US-Iran peace strategist gains local support from Bali community leaders as he launches an ambitious and unconventional project of reconciliation between the Middle East and Western world through the power of music. Now a Bali-based sound therapist and vocalist, Shervin Boloorian’s latest endeavour is a cross-cultural music activism project centred around a new Sufi-influenced album. Contained are sacred […]
Read moreWA Surf Lifesavers Help Save Bali Tourist
WA Surf Lifesavers Help Save Bali Tourist Coogee Beach Surf Life Saving Club member Cath Spencer went to Bali for what was supposed to be a relaxing postChristmas family holiday but ended up in the middle of a lifeanddeath drama at popular Waterbom Park Cath had to call on all her lifesaving skills to revive a young woman in her early twenties whorsquod collapsed and stopped breathing whilst lining up for a water slide ldquoI thought shersquod just fainted because the lines were very long but she was completely out of it I put her on her side then a doctor who was visiting the park also came to the womanrsquos aid But neither of us could find a pulserdquo Cath said The collapsed womanrsquos companion attempted to put a couple of breaths into her before the doctor asked Cath to commence CPR
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