No Power, No Worries

Bintang during EuroCup at Topi, 2am

We have befriended a young Swedish couple and are talking of traveling together. Emily,
Dan, Chris and I took the cow path to white sandy beach today. It was a luxurious day of
sunbathing and swimming, watching the ferries putt into the harbor. There are just a few
bamboo huts with thatched roofs selling coconuts and simple food on the beach. We are all
tired from staying up all night to watch the Euro Cup at Topi, so we decide to watch a
movie. Twenty minutes later, the power has blown. All our neighbors seem to have power, but

Our American-Swedish game night, sans power

our house is black. As there's no one around to take care of this issue, we wander about
trying to find the breaker, unsuccessfully. Faced with the prospect of as long hot
fanless night, our only option is to raid the fridge of Bintang and play cards until we
no longer care. We take turns learning Swedish card games and teaching American ones.
Many are the same game by a different name. The beer is gone now so we opt to head to

town for a refill. When we walk out the door we notice the breaker just outside.
Unbelievable. We flip it and power is back! We are having so much fun with beer and games
that we proceed as planned and pretend the power hasn't returned.