I Gusti Ngurah Semarajaya, 34 and a Mengwi native, is a lifeguard on the island’s iconic Kuta Beach. He shared his day with The Bali Times.
I wake up at 5am, usually before my alarm clock goes off. Before I even get out of bed I do some stretches. After that I wash, and pray.
I’m from [...]

Wayan Geria, 45, from Serangan Island, is the head of The Turtle Conservation and Education Centre (TCEC) in Serangan, which was developed in 2005 to eradicate illegal turtle trading on the island. He shared his day with Carla Albertí de la Rosa.
I usually wake up very early in the morning, around 5am, and the first [...]

Meghan Pappenheim, 37, moved from New York City to Bali 16 years ago, after living for six months on the island as a university exchange student. A mother of two, she runs the Yoga Barn in Ubud that she built with her Balinese husband in 2007, as well as the annual Bali Spirit Festival. Meghan [...]

Lily Maritza, 30, from Jakarta, opened Istana Raja Kobra 10 years ago, a shop and restaurant at the Dewa Ruci roundabout in Kuta that specialises in cobra blood and meat as well as other natural remedies made from animals that are meant to treat health problems. She shared her day with Carla Albertí de la [...]

Ida Bagus Putu Alit, 40, from Karangasem, has led the forensic medicine department at Sanglah Hospital since last year and is the head of a team that handles women and child protection. He shared his day with Carla Albertí de la Rosa.
The first thing I think of when I wake up at six in the [...]