Episode 10

Today was a super fun day!

The night before, Iva texted me, telling me to go to her host family's house at noon because her buddy's picking her and Kali up to go on a trip somewhere. I got up at around 8ish, and started getting ready. I was there by 11ish. Kali arrived a few minutes later. But then Ivan (Iva's buddy) and his girlfriend came a bit late, at around 2ish.

We ate some McDonald's on the way to Bandungan, about 30-40 minutes away from Semarang. We went through this really cool village that actually reminded me of some places in my region (the Cordilleras in the Philippines). Very Bontoc-y or Mountain Province-y. :)) Except better maintained, hah. We ended up at this mountain resort (?) called Sidomukti (okay, to be honest, I can't remember most of the names of the places I visit). IT WAS REALLY PRETTY AND REALLY CHEAP. One thing I really like about Indonesia is how everything is really cheap hahahahaha =)))) Also, the highways with the tolls are really nice! (Although Ivan, the driver for today, is probably the scariest driver I've ever ridden with. Half of the time I was trying not to throw up; the other half was spent trying to stay in my seat.)

After Sidomukti, we went to this really nice coffee shop with a great view of the place. There was a lot of fog, so I couldn't really see it, but you can make out the shape of Semarang. It was really breathtaking! In my quest to try everything Indonesia has to offer, I ordered one of their traditional coffees... And no nope nooo naahhh nooo I did not like it =))) Sorry, hahaha! I should've ordered hot chocolate or something. Then it started raining cats and dogs, gah. We were drenched as we got back into the car. After that, we went to this cow farm/restaurant called Cimory AND IT IS PROBABLY MY FAVORITE PLACE NOW =))) It has a grocery/gift shop, a restaurant, a mini dairy farm, a playground, and some really cool birds and fish. AND THE RESTO WAS COW-THEMED. How cute is that? Hahaha!

After that we went back to Iva's place. It was too late to text my buddy or Tika to pick me up, and I didn't want to bother them, so I just took a taxi home. I WAS SO SCARED HAHAHA Anyway, I got home safe (obviously, because I'm able to write this). Tomorrow's another roadshow -- this time, at the Faculty of Engineering, Zakky's home college! Excited. And tired. Gahhh.

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xoxo C