Théo’s 8th birthday was on our last day in Bali. Since we had such a stellar location at the villa, I decided to host a small pool party for him.
Not surprisingly, hosting a birthday party in a foreign country turned out to be slightly complicated. For example, I discovered at the last minute that the grocery store only orders about 8 hotdog buns/day, so a few repeat trips were necessary (the store is 40 minutes away by taxi or motorbike).
Also, although I had planned to use the villa’s main residence to bake the cake, it turned out that no one had ever used the oven and we couldn’t turn it on! So the cake was baked in the guest house toaster oven!
Another worry was that the party was turning “Balinese”, as in people kept inviting themselves and their kids! I started to worry when even our taxi driver told me he would bring his kids. It turned out fine, as in more than enough food for everyone, and Ketut was an amazing help.
Finally, it absolutely poured rain for the entire week before the party. Thankfully we had a hot afternoon for the party.
We pulled it off! The kids had fun, Théo felt special, and we were able to “give back” a bit!
School in a Suitcase 
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