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Attending Green Camp, Bali

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During the school holidays, I participated in a camp called "Green Camp Bali." The camp was organized by Kinderworld Educare Centre. "Green Camp Bali," is located in a famous international school, Green school, in Ubud, Bali. There was a total of 20 pupils aged 9-18 who participated in the camp and two teachers accompanying the trip. The date of the camp was from the 29th of May to the 3rd of June. On the 29th of May, the participants and the teachers gathered in Kinderworld Educare Centre and headed off to LCCT International Airport by bus and boarded a plane to Bali's International Airport in Denpasar. The flight took about 4 hours. When we reached Denpasar, we had our lunch in a cafe' and headed to Ubud by bus. Two hours later, we arrived at a small village in Ubud, carried out bags and walked in a narrow path to enter the school. As we walked along the narrow path, we saw many different types of plants and trees. There were birds and colourful butterflies flying all around as well. When we reached the school, I was amazed at how wonderful and extraordinary it was. We had some local snacks and some drinks as well. Next, we went to a small room, put down our bags and we listened to a simple Green Camp orientation' by some camp instructors. We also introduced ourselves. Later on, we had a tour of the Green School. The school was very big. The whole school in including the walls, floors, tables, chairs and stairs was built primarily from bamboos, a local, natural, renewable resource. There was no air conditioner there too. We also saw the classrooms and library which were also made from bamboos. The field was very big as well. And what surprised me the most was the school's composting toilet. It is a dry toilet with no water to flush it and they use saw dust to cover up the smell. Later, we were brought to our yurts to unpack our stuff, take a bath, and get some rest. The following days had been a blast. We played many different games

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