Eat, Pray, Love up to page 303

Liz is still in Bali,enjoying spending time with the medicine man, Ketut. He tells her his life story, of how he became a medicine man just like his father. Liz realizes she has an abundance of free time in Bali, and the only thing she is really committed to is visiting Ketut. Liz is currently renting an Englishwoman's home as she is in London. This home is cheaper to rent than her apartment in New York, yet this one is much more beautiful and spacious and even has a garden. Liz meets a new friend name Yudhi, the man who rented the house to her. He has musical ear, is not easily bothered and once had a job on a Carnival Cruise Line ship. He lived in Brooklyn during 9/11 and watched the two towers fall from his apartment. He was arrested after the event on account of the Patriot Act, and was separated from his wife and taken to a detention center. He was deported back to Indonesia and now is trying to figure out what him and his wife should do. Liz asks her medicine man why life is crazy, and he tells her it is because man is a demon and a god. Ketut is clueless however when Liz asks about romance, and states he has only ever slept with his first wife, who is now dead. Ketut confesses he was in love with a girl before her once though, but she had a bad character. To get over the pain he felt from his broken heart, he meditated. This gives Liz an option for how to get over her recent heart breaks. Liz meets a Brazilian man named Felipe, and soon falls for him. He invites her to his house for dinner one night after a long time of hanging out...and i think you can guess what happens from there. But the next morning she has to go on a cross-Balinese hiking trip with Yudhi, which she ends up enjoying a lot. After returning though, she goes back to Filipe's house for about another month and loves being adored by him, a man she thinks she loves. The two spend a lot of time together, and Liz fulfills another goal of her year long trip, pleasure. I really enjoy reading about Liz's travels and experiences, even when they are awkward and strange. It's interesting to see her culture clash and eventually mold into other cultures based on where she's living and who she's with.