journal

Dear journal,

I'm so sorry I haven't been writing to you guys for the last week! It's just that I have a lot of things to do in so little time! So now, I'll put it all together in one big entry.

           First, we went white water rafting with my whole family, including my aunt's and uncles. We went down little rocky edges. Faith and I were in the front of our raft and we both almost fell of! We didn't though. But our unlucky uncle, grandpa, and one of my grandmothers did. There okay though so it's good. We got soaking wet and cold, but it was okay. By the end of the ride we were probably just a droplet of water. Luckily they had showers. We washed ourself of, but even then I was determined to take another shower at home.Then we ate the buffet they set out for us

           Secondly, we went to this village in bali called Sidemen (sound it like sideeemen) where we visited a temple, which explains if your bad in this life, you will go to a place that is not heaven (sorry, don't want to say the bad word) and they will do incredibly bad things to you. It has pictures of gore which the devils do. It is quite dreadful, and I did not like to see it after a while. Then we went into a museum which tells the story of when the balinese fought the dutch when the dutch conquered Indonesia. Puputan, was the battle. There was also a moment when the royal family offeres there life and get hanged. Ya that was kind of a bummer.

            Third, we went to this hotel in Ubud, Bali Honeymoon home stay. Just to make it clear, it is not for just people on there honeymoon. They have little homes and you even get to have a front yard. For dinner, you eat at this awesome restaurant called Casa Luna. I think I ordered 4 dishes, just because it's so tasty. We went swimming 2 times and explored the local market. 

             Fourth, we went to the mountains of Bali. It was so beautiful and green. Clove and chocolate trees lined the streets. When we stopped to eat we got a good view of of the mountains. Dad showed us the tallest tree in the world. Faith and I pressed flowers into a book mom got us. Faith also tried to Identify a few plants from this book she is crazy about called "Obat Asli the healing herbs of Bali".

   

That is all. It's our last day. To be honest, all I want to do is cry my eyes out. I'm even surprised I lasted till 8:15 which is the time.

sincerely

Sita     

Dear journal,
Today, I went to Ubud, Bali with my dad, sister, mom and grandpa. We had to walk a mile to get to this restaurant. Even though it was hot, the walk was very cool. Next to us was a river and a forest. There was a lot of lizards too. When we got to the restaurant, we had drinks to cool of and some really good fried rice. But then we had to walk back.
A while lat er when we got to the house, we went shopping for gifts for people. We were going to go to Tiara but my belly hurt so we went home.
sincerely,
sita

Dear journal,
Today we went to a resort in a island "Lembongan Island". It was great! We did so many things. First, we had go on a  boat ride that was really long. But it wasn't all to bad! They served us pastries, coffee and tea. When we got to the island, I went snorkeling with my uncle, my sister, and my dad. We saw many different fish, seaweed and coral.  When we went back in, we dried of on the shore. My sister and I went to a pool they had there. It was salt water! We must have stayed there for hours. Then I went to have lunch with the rest of my family. It was really good. Filled with all sorts of spices and more. Then we went on a viewer. We also saw may fish there, swimming throughout the coral. When we got back, my sister and I went swimming some more in both places. Then went back, wishing we could repeat this day over.
Sincerely,
Sita.

Dear journal, 

It's our second day. Today we went to many places with my whole family. First we went to a restaurant near the beach. It's a buffet. The food is superb. The nice spicy taste that makes bali's food unique. Next we go swimming in the beach. I swam with my sister and we played weird games that I rather not talk about, since my sister and I made them and we don't want anyone to know and copy us. Okay so then I made quite a show on the sand doing back flips and more. Then I went to Tiara Dewata, which is a place where you can do fun activities. We went on the bumper cars, in the ball pit and on the trampoline. On the trampoline we did flips and not trying to brag, but most people were staring at us in amaze. We were so tired and sweaty.

Sincerely,

sita

Dear Journal,

It's the first day in Bali and it is hhhhhhhhhooooottttttttttt. We just have gotten of the airplane or should I said we finally got of the airplane and it is 90 degrees fahrenheit! We start to get of the plane. First we go through a baggage check. Then we get our bag which is to heavy to be a carry on item and go outside. There, I see my grandma staring at me with bright eyes. I run into her arms. We talk in Indonesian and head to the car, which is driven by my mom's uncle. After the long drive home, we finally are at the wonderful house I spent my really young years in. Everyone is there. Smiling. Joy is in the air. It is hard to explain!

sincerely,

sita

My Trip

Hi,

Right now, I am on a trip to Bali, Indonesia! Sorry I didn't tell you guys before. We have stopped in New York, Tokyo, and Taiwan. Now, tomorrow we will go to Bali from Taiwan! I am visiting my grandparents, my aunt and my uncle! I'll be keeping a journal on my blog! Talk to you soon

Sincerely,

Sita Mcguire

Acorn flour

Hey,

It's been a week since I've wrote a blog post. Sorry, I guess it's just the start of school. So continuing on the acorn recipes, here's a new recipe for you. It's easy, and I'll take you through every step!

Ingredients

Acorns

water

Things you'll need-

coffee grinder

pot for boiling

Now, the first 2 things are a little tricky. First, you have to find your acorns. Acorns are very different, depending on the kind. Some acorns take so long to prepare. In the Northeast, we use geen acorns for our dishes, but in states like California you might have to use light browns. Experiment and research. When you find your acorns, make sure they don't have any hue bites or worms, because it's gross. Crack them open with stomping on it, using a hammer, a sharp knife, or a rock. 

Once you've got a good amount of acorns, it's time to get all the tannic acid out of it. Put your acorns in water. Boil the water on the stove. Keep boiling until the water is clear instead of brown or dark red. There are many ways to do this, but this I find is easier and takes the least amount of time.

Next, I grabbed newspaper and laid the acorns in the sun for 2 hours. Make sure to find a sunny spot. 

After that put it in the oven for 15 minutes on 170 degrees until toasty.

Were almost finish! Grab a handful of your acorns and put them into the grinder until in little bits and DO NOT WAIT UNTIL FLOURY!!! 

Put them in the oven for 5 more minutes  on a low heat. Once done, grind them in your coffee grinder until it is a flour.

That's it!

I'll be back with my acorn cake experiment soon. 

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