8 Reasons you will hate your hometown after you have lived in Bali.

3. THE FANTASTIC VIEWS Bali probably has one of the best views and scenery’s in this entire world. You have literrally everything. From beautiful beaches, to waterfalls, volcano’s and jungle’s. It is just a magical island. Everything that you would ever want to see, I can promise you, you can find on this island. It is incredibly beautiful, you just have to know the right places. I never would have thought that I would miss seeing the rice fields. I mean, seriously, the rice fields. But I can guarantee you, when you are back in a concrete jungle you will miss those badboys. So for those still in Bali, when you see a rice field stop and appreciate it for a minute. You won’t find those beauties back in your hometown.

4. THE SUNSETS We all know by now that Bali has the most magical sunsets. It is so easy and      convenient to watch those sunsets everyday. I live in Antwerp now for 6 months and I have never seen a full sunset. I see the sun setting but after 1 minute it disappears behind buildings and I don’t see it fully set.  It sucks. It is one of Mother Nature’s most beautiful tricks, setting her beautiful sun so trust me when I say this, if you are still in Bali, make sure you watch it every day. You will, just like me, miss those days where you were able to see it.

5.  MACCIE D!

Yes, while writing this I can’t believe that the Mac Donalds is even in my list because, you probably have Mac Donalds in your hometown too and let’s be honest, how often do you go there anyways? It is not that I went there everyday when I was living in Bali, haha but for those living in Bali, you know they have a 24/7 delivering service. And what is better than when you are coming back from a party and are too drunk to drive and get some food than to have a nice hamburger with fries delivered to your doorstep. I seriously do miss it.

6. YOU CAN BUY EVERYTHING AT ANYTIME

Another thing that I really miss, all those circle k’s, mini marts and alfa marts. You need food, drinks, kretek or even indomie, you can get everything 24/7. There are a lot of convenient stores that are open 24/7 and it is wonderful. Here in Antwerp they do have some nightshops and by nightshops they mean ‚open till 23u. Well, that does not help my midnight cravings haha.

7. EVERYONE IS OUTSIDE

Bali has such a living culture, from the local people to the expats. It is just a really vibrant lifestyle. Everyone is out, all day, everyday. The island is too beautiful to stay inside. The thing that probably was the hardest for me to adjust when I moved to Antwerp. I have a job here and after working hours everyone just goes home .Sure some people go out for drinks or a dinner but that’s it. I moved here when it was still winter. It felt like such a depressing time, people were excited to go home. Like, why would you be excited to go home. I want to be outside, discover new places, meet new people, but the culture here, and in your hometown probably too is so different. People don’t hang outside till midnight, well they do but those are probably the creeps. You can not go to the beach after work with some beers and your guitar (or your friend that plays the guitar) to just chill and enjoy life.

No people go home, eat dinner and watch T.V. -That is something I could never do.  I do not even own a T.V. here. I do have facilities to watch a movie if I would like because that is the thing I am used to. With all the dvd shops in Bali, you would just purchase a dvd and watch it on your laptop. Okay, I do have a iMac which looks like a T.V but I mostly use it for work and I can watch a dvd on it too…But actually spending my night on the couch watching the telly all night creeps me out. It just feels like a waste of time.