Planet Wilder

Well, despite all the discomfort, the visit was nice. It was great to see Emma and my parents together for the first time. Emma was grandpa’s little girl. Not too crazy about my mom but she loved Grandpa Swan.

I got to see my brother and his wife and also got to visit Malang where I visited my high school and uncle’s family. I saw many of my past teachers. Of course many couldn’t exactly remember my name (I wasn’t the brightest or the naughtiest) but those whom I was very fond of remembered me. It was very nice. Seeing the rest of my cousins and aunts and uncles were nice too. Many were still so young and now they’re close to getting married and having a family of their own.
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I hate squat toilets. Ever since I was a little girl, I have always been afraid of the Indonesian public toilets. Beside the fact that you have to squat, many are dirty, smelly, and wet. They never use to bother me but ever since I lived in the U.S. and experienced the clean, dry, sit-down toilet, the squat became less desirable.

On this trip, I was surprised to find many modern bathrooms BUT the squat still exists and some are just as nasty as I remembered them. I’ve been really lucky that I have not had to do #2 in the squat. Emma did though but again I was lucky to have my mom. She took care of Emma when she had to poo and squat. Drew on the other hand, had a nasty experience that he wished to not ever talk about. I think he might even kill me if he knew I mentioned it here :D

Here is a good squat toilet tip (hilarious):
Using the Squat Toilet