In May and June of 2001, I was able to spend three and a half weeks in Bali, Indonesia.  I joined twenty-seven other people, either students or professors, from Bowling Green State University, University of Toledo, and Florida State University.  The main purpose of the trip was studying Balinese music, art, dance, and culture, but the participants came from a wide range of academic areas. 

    We stayed mainly in Peliatan, a small artistic village that is just south of the tourist city of Ubud, in south central Bali.  We took some daytrips and overnight trips to the south, to cities such as Kuta and Jimbaran, as well as to the east, to cities such as Candidasa and Amed.  (Please click on "Map of Bali" to see these locations.)