Melissa's_Asian Studies 2018-2019

In Bali there is a resort called the Ayana Resort and Spa where technology usage is banned. Many people are shocked by the decision that this Resort has made because these tropical resorts make money and get new customers from social media. Many people post pictures in the places they visit which intrigues people who travel and are going to want to go. This spa has lockers where you can leave your phone if you do not feel comfortable leaving it in the hotel room. The Resort says that the purpose for banning cellphones and ipads is so that their customers can live in the moment and actually enjoy their vacation. They don't want their customers to be worried about their phones or social media post but to enjoy the money that they spend going to Bali. Now and days when people travel they take cameras, phones, ipads so that they can capture everything to post later. But they are simply seeing everything through a device because they absorbing the moment. https://www.cnn.com/travel/a

For this week’s blog I will talk about something I wanted to do in Bali but I didn't get the chance too. In Bali many tourist go to the famous ‘Bali Swing’ where you get a good view of the forest background. This swing not only gives you a thrill feeling and adrenaline rush but, it is a famous place where you can take pictures. The view from the swing is breathtaking because you can see all the greens that Bali has. The background is so beautiful it looks fake. The website has packages where you can include transportation to the Bali Swing. This park also has rafting, elephant riding, biking, and a visit to a beautiful waterfall. I was very upset I was not able to get a picture on the Bali Swing because i've seen many famous people that go to Bali and get their picture taken there. http://baliswing.com/activities/elephantandswing

For today’s news report I will speak about a trendy meal in Japan, that has received a lot of attention. This new meal ramen noodles in a bun. Everything you would put into your hot ramen noodle, you put it into a hot dog bun and eat from their. You do not add any of the broth just the noodles, egg, unions, ext. This meal came from a coffee and sandwich spot called, “Happy Buns”. This place is popular for their buns, they also a S'mores bun sandwich. This sounds so bad to me but I would still love to try news meals. The ramen sandwich sounds very drying to me, i am not sure I would like that but the S'mores sandwich does sound good. A second strange meals that is eaten in Japan are dancing ice fish. These fishes are tiny and you are supposed to eat them alive while they wiggle around in your mouth.