To be honest, Bali was never a place I was eager to visit.
On the contrary. I felt like I wasn't ready for it yet. I had heard too many stories about this island.
Some said that Bali completely changes people. Others claimed that the biggest internal transformations happen here. Some told me that the island seems to test your strength. And some seriously warned that relationships often break down here.
I don't know how true all of this is. But I know something else.
I spent two years in Thailand and I understand that such transformations do indeed happen. At that point in my life, I simply didn't feel ready for new tests of strength, but I knew that everything has its time, and when the time comes, I will understand.
In June, my husband suggested spending this season in Bali, and after a few days of contemplation, I unexpectedly felt ready. Ready to get to know a new country. And a new island.
I don't know if this island will change me. I don't know what our relationship will be like after a few months of living here. The only thing I had was a sense of calm and the feeling that everything that happens next will be for the best.
Honestly, I was sure that this move would be one of the easiest. I had already traveled to several dozen countries, taken numerous flights, and had the familiar thought:
"We'll figure it out when we get there."
Spoiler.
We didn't figure it out. It turned out that buying tickets, obtaining a visa, and booking accommodation were just the prelude.
The plane landed, and everything immediately fell into place. Or rather, the opposite happened—dozens of questions suddenly appeared. And almost no answers.
It was at that moment that I realized how difficult it is for someone arriving in a new country for the first time.
When you don't know what options exist for even the most ordinary everyday questions, they start to drain a huge amount of energy.
And that's how this new format of urban media was born. I want to not just tell you about Bali. I want to experience it with you. To test what is said about the island. To make mistakes. To change my opinion. To find answers. And to honestly record everything that happens along the way.
Perhaps, thanks to these pages, someone will feel calmer about arriving here for the first time. Someone might decide to move. And someone will simply see that the only way to truly know a country is to live it yourself.
Page 1. Frogs in Bali
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Officially, I'm an editor of city media around the world. But really, I'm just that traveling frog who chases adventures, connects people, and discovers new ways to make life a little more meaningful, exciting, and full of wonder every day
