My Cousin's Homestay

My cousin Wayan opened a homestay in his village last year. It has three rooms, a small garden and a kitchen where his mother cooks breakfast. I visited him last month to help for a week. I wanted to see how it works.

Every morning we cleaned the rooms and changed the sheets before ten. Then Wayan checked the booking app and answered messages from guests. In the afternoon new guests arrived, and he showed them the room, the wifi password and the best warung for dinner.

It was more work than I expected, but the guests were lovely. A couple from France stayed three nights and said it was the best part of their trip. When they left, they hugged Wayan's mother. That's when I understood why he loves this job.