I Was Bit By a Monkey

Summary

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Podcast Summary: The blondEST – “I Was Bit By a Monkey”

Host: Savanna Boda
Episode Date: September 1, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this lively and candid episode, Savanna Boda, aka The Dallas Aesthetician, returns from a world-traveling adventure and shares both the chaotic and healing aspects of her trip. The episode centers around her recent travels through Southeast Asia, her infamous encounter with a monkey (yes, she gets bitten!), running her business while abroad, and the emotional challenges and quirks that drive her professionally and personally. With plenty of humor and vulnerability, Savanna explores topics like persistence, internal drive, business logistics, local culture, and even the heartbreaking realism of nature’s survival rates.

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Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. Returning from Travel: Balancing Rest, Work, and Anxiety

• Savanna’s Experience:
  • Savanna talks about feeling “not rested, but healed” after three weeks of travel, emphasizing how being a business owner means never truly disconnecting.
  • She admits to sleeping only a couple of hours each night due to business anxieties and the pressure of keeping things running remotely.
  • Quote:
    • “It’s like, you get the luxury of traveling whenever you want when you work for yourself–but then also, I mean, it’s not all fun...I could have taken three weeks off, but that’d be, like, so stupid and, like, would cause me more stress.” (00:38)

2. Work Ethic & Team Dynamics

• Persistence vs. Patience:

  • Savanna playfully critiques Tyler (team member/friend) for his laid-back approach to supplier follow-ups, contrasting it with her obsessively persistent method.
  • Quote:
    • “If I don’t say ‘no rush,’ just assume ‘rush’.” (04:54)
  • She jokes about hunting people down across all social platforms until she gets an answer.

• Business Delegation:

  • Both reflect on the stress of running a small team, balancing day-to-day operations with the logistics of spa expansions.
  • Savanna discusses her inability to relax until everything is off her to-do list, and how this trait, while exhausting, has contributed to her success.
  • Quote:
    • “It’s my biggest strength—that I can’t [relax]...I would rather just suffer and stay up late and get it done. So then it’s completely off my list.” (09:37)

• Prioritization Philosophy:

  • Tyler brings up a philosophical point regarding priorities: “If everything is a priority, then nothing’s a priority.” (12:07)
  • Savanna disagrees: “No, everything’s a priority...if it’s on the list, it’s important.”

3. The Travel Debrief

• Trip Planning and Execution:
  • Savanna describes her trip as chaotic, mentioning how the original two-week plan evolved into three weeks, showing her tendency to maximize her experiences.
  • Through playful banter, they reveal how last-minute decisions led her to extend the trip even further.

4. Monkey Encounter and Medical Mayhem

• The Incident:

  • Savanna recounts a harrowing incident at the Monkey Forest in Ubud (Bali), where she was bitten by a monkey after a squabble for her attention (“they both started fighting…like…to see who was my keeper,” 17:13).
  • Despite initial reassurances from locals that bites were common, Savanna’s anxiety spikes after learning about the true dangers of rabies.

• Medical Response:

  • She details the scramble for medical attention, receiving a tetanus shot, multiple rabies vaccines, and, eventually, guidance from health officials back home.
  • Memorable Moment:
    • The episode includes a real-time call with “Sonya” from a health organization, with unintentional comedic relief:
      • Savanna: “Am I going to die?”
      • Sonya: “Rabies is almost 100% fatal. But you were right to call us; you’ve already started the series.” (20:06)

• Emotional Resilience:

  • Surprisingly, after the bite and a round of vaccines, Savanna returns to the Monkey Forest:
    • “I actually did after I got the rabies vaccine go back to have a better experience, because I didn’t want to believe that they didn’t like me.” (19:25)

5. Nihi Sumba Resort: Surfer Paradise and Eco-Realities

• Nihi Sumba Experience:

  • Savanna details her stay at Nihi, a luxury resort in Sumba, Indonesia. This was her “most anticipated” destination, and she reviews the high costs, surfer culture, and family-friendly environment.
  • Notable Activities:
    • Horse stables, chocolate factory tour, rock collecting (which airport security repeatedly tried to confiscate), and spa treatments.
    • A famous Russian soccer player is spotted at the hotel (she never recalls the name).

• Environmental Insights:

  • Savanna shares the reality of sea turtle conservation efforts by the resort’s foundation—and the cold, unavoidable harshness of nature:
    • “The survival rate of a sea turtle when you release them is 1%.” (30:56)
    • She describes the emotional toll of witnessing baby turtles die and being prevented by the staff from intervening: “You cannot touch the turtle. So I had to…walk away, and I was, like, crying.” (31:30)

• Cultural Context:

  • Stays in Sumba are intertwined with the local villages, where traditional lifestyles are preserved. She describes village structures, traditions, and the resort’s contributions via the Sumba Foundation.

6. Honest Travel Reviews

• Spa Disappointment:

  • Despite expectations, Savanna finds the spa experience underwhelming: “Maybe my expectations were a lot higher…” (33:04) but enjoys the fact they braid her hair and put a flower in it.

• Would She Return?

  • Unambiguously yes:
    • “I would definitely go back and take Cyrus. Yeah, it was beautiful. Food was great.” (35:15)
    • She especially recommends it off-season, and credits the resort’s all-inclusive food policy.

• Other Favorite Hotel:

  • Mandapa Ritz Carlton in Ubud is named as her favorite hotel ever (“If they had an ocean, I would have never left.” 35:51)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “If there is a fudgeing will—even if there’s no will, there’s a way.” – Savanna (05:37)
• “It’s my business. So at the end of the day, I’m going to care more because obviously it’s my business. But...I literally will not be able to fucking sit down and watch a movie until everything…is organized.” – Savanna (08:24)
• “So anyways, one of the things—besides, like, my fat ass—that I got from my dad and the big boobies before I chopped them off was being persistent.” – Savanna (02:42)
• “Am I going to die?” – Savanna (19:45)
  “Rabies is almost 100% fatal…but you were right to call us.” – Sonya (20:06)
• “You can’t control nature...it was so hard because one of [the turtles] got stuck in the sand and I’m like, dude…we gotta help him!...but she’s like, ‘You cannot touch the turtle.’ So I had to walk away, and I was, like, crying.” – Savanna (31:30)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:38: Savanna on the reality of travel while running a business
• 04:54: “If I don’t say ‘no rush,’ assume ‘rush’.”
• 09:37 – 11:55: Savanna’s philosophy on task completion and business drive
• 17:08 – 20:31: The monkey bite story and health consultation call
• 21:20 – 23:50: Savanna on her approach to travel, maximizing memories, and activity planning
• 25:40: The emotional connection to rocks and the recurring airport battle
• 30:56 – 32:15: Sea turtle conservation, harsh natural realities, and emotional struggle
• 33:04: Spa review at Nihi Sumba
• 35:15: Final thoughts—her would-return endorsements

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Tone & Takeaways

The entire episode is infused with Savanna’s signature mix of unapologetic honesty, self-deprecation, humor, and relentless drive. Her openness about her anxieties and quirks serves both as entertainment and insight into how she’s built her business and cult following. Listeners get raw stories—like an actual monkey attack, cultural observations, and high-end travel revelations—but always grounded in the realities of entrepreneurial life and personal growth.

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Next Episode Tease:
The episode closes with the promise of more travel tales from other destinations on her itinerary (“We’re gonna pick up the next two places on the next episode...you’ll hear a little bit more later about how we got there”). (35:53)

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Summary by AI Podcast Summarizer – TheblondEST, Sept 1, 2025

Transcript

[A]

Foreign.

[B]

Hello, civilians of America and beyond. Welcome back to the Blondest podcast.

[A]

Hi, everyone.

[B]

Hi. I am back from my world travel. I feel not rested, but healed.

[A]

That's good.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Not even rested? No. There's no way she would feel rested because she slept, I think, like two hours a day every single day for the three weeks that you were there. Yeah, like, I was.

[B]

That bitch was up.

[A]

Yeah, I was confused.

[B]

Well, I have a business to run.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I have things to check on. It's part of it. You know, it's like you get the luxury of traveling whenever you want when you work for yourself. But then also, I mean, it's not all fun. Like, you gotta put in the hours. Like, I. Yeah, I could have taken three weeks off, but that'd be like, so stupid and, like, would cause me more stress.

[A]

Were you jet lagged, though? Like, do you think it was assisting in you being able to be.

[B]

No, no, I just, like, a part of me would panic. I'd have, like, really bad anxiety and I'd just wake up every night at like 3am and then just not fall asleep so then I could catch you guys at the tail end of the workday.

[A]

Do you think it's because it's like, such a busy time? Because I feel like when you were in the Maldives, you were able to, like, sleep.

[B]

I was also depressed when I was in the Maldives.

[A]

The skin.

[B]

The skin was not skinning in the Maldives. I did not want to leave the room. I was so sad. But no, I was pretty much up then too. I feel like I didn't sleep great there either. I don't know. But we got a lot done. I think.

[A]

Still got a lot more to do.

[B]

Yeah. Tyler hopefully held down the fort. Did you hold down the fort? Has the fort been held?

[A]

The fort is being built.

[B]

Was it. But did. Was there a lot of progress to the fort?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

That's good.

[A]

As much progress as can be done. If only I could, like, I. I sometimes I think she expects me to, like, become an expert and be able to, like, become an embroiderer and become a.

[B]

Okay. No. What else do you think, Tyler? The one thing we had a little tiff about which we've gotten, like, he's okay. There's one thing that I got from my dad. Sorry, guys. I have my thing on loud because I'm about to get called by the World Health Organization to get a place to get another rabies vaccine, which we'll get into that. Let me turn it on silent for a second. So anyways, one of the things besides, like, my fat ass that I got from my dad and the big boobies before I chopped them off was being.

[A]

You got boobs from your dad?

[B]

Well, the bota side. The boto side is bodalicious.

[A]

Okay?

[B]

We got the titties in the butt, my mom's side. They're all sticks. Skinny little sticks. I got my dad's side. We plump.

[A]

Okay?

[B]

It's hard for us to lose weight anyway. It's the Mexican inside.

[A]

I was crunchy. What your.

[B]

You liked it?

[A]

It was like.

[B]

Well, I have a little bit of, like, phlegm from my travels and from breathing airport airplane recycled air for 30 hours. My nose bled. I woke up to my nose bleeding.

[A]

Oh, really?

[B]

It was so dry. Anyways, what I got from my dad is being persistent. Annoyingly persistent. But you get shit done and you get what you want. So, like, I'm not one to, like, pull, you know, like, message someone one time and, like, wait three weeks for them to reply. If they don't reply within, like, 48 to 72 hours or whatever the allotted business time days are. And especially if I, like, I assess the situation from all angles. If I'm like, okay, this is a busy company. Like, I'll give them some time, but if they're not, then I'm gonna say, okay, let me find another way. Let me stalk their first, let me DM their Instagram. Then let me stalk their Instagram and see who their reps are, who affiliated with and, like, figure out who I need to contact. Or, like, pull out my big guns and, like, find resources. Tyler will just be like, I sent an email and they didn't respond to me, and then we sent a DM to this company. Because I was like, why just DM them?

[A]

Well, I emailed them multiple times. To be fair. It's not like I wasn't following. Like, I sent one email a month ago.

[B]

All forms of communication, you need to find their TikTok, their Facebook, their mother's Facebook, their daughter's Facebook.

[A]

Yeah, I think there was just some miscommunication on Timeline for when it needed to be there because, like, I thought it was something for the new spa. And so I, like, was like, okay. Like, I have things that need to be done.

[B]

It's fair.

[A]

Like, I didn't know you had a deadline of two weeks from now.

[B]

You don't know me. Then if you don't think if I said, I'll tell you, be like, oh, I want this done. But, like.

[A]

But sometimes it's like, for The New School.

[B]

If I don't say no rush, just assume rush.

[A]

Well, not everything can be rush. Then nothing's rush. You know? You know that philosophy. If everything is something, then nothing is okay.

[B]

That's fair.

[A]

So some things actually really are rush.

[B]

I just think you need a little bit more boda energy in you when it comes to getting answers and connections and things done. And less like, nice.

[C]

Not.

[B]

You mean, not to be an asshole, but you have to like, you know, if you want something like that's you like this about me. You admire this about me. That like, if I. If there is a fudgeing will. Even if there is no will, there is a way.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like today I showed you that I'm like, I don't believe in the word.

[A]

No, I mean the second one, this. Okay, there was two people, two different people that I was trying to contact. The first one, I had already been in contact with them. Like I had already received an email, talked to them, you know what I mean? And then they just weren't responding. So I thought like they were out of office or something like, you know what I mean? Like I was just waiting to get a response and I emailed two times and that's when you were like, they were like, did they send it to the wrong email? And like, no, I didn't. So like that one.

[B]

But you could have DM them.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I guess what we learned is always Instagram message. Cuz for some reason in the aesthetics industry, you get your DM answered quicker than your email.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

What? I don't know, but okay.

[A]

My ankle hurts.

[B]

Why?

[A]

I don't know.

[B]

Are you jogging?

[A]

No, I was. I didn't even get to do my berries class today.

[B]

Wow. How many?

[A]

That's why.

[B]

How many have you done now?

[A]

Seven, eight.

[B]

Damn.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Look at you. Show them your muscles. No, said not for sure.

[A]

These are. These are twigs. Okay, wait, look at that lighting. Kind of makes it look big. Wait, look at that lighting. You kind of look strong.

[B]

I am strong. Mentally, physically, emotionally. She's a fucking warrior.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Anyway, so that's really been our only major issues.

[A]

I would say our major issue is that we have an extremely small team and a lot to do and they have to do. Like, it's like I. I try to delegate best I can, but it's like we also need to keep the day to day running and like, Lauren has been taking clients while Savannah's been gone, so it's like I can't rely on her. And then like the girls are shipping and then like I have Maria, of course, but, like, there's a lot to get done. And so until we get to the new spot, it's us. I know, but it's okay.

[B]

We're going to get it done as much as I could.

[A]

Yeah. It's just like, you know, I'm sure everyone here understands. It's like when you're trying to purchase things or get new stuff for the spa or open new accounts, like, it only moves as fast as other people do.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

And that's the hard.

[B]

And that's when I say you got to just like.

[A]

Yeah, but if I'm, like, talking to some company in India for.

[B]

Well, it's not India.

[A]

No, not what we're talking about right now, but, like, other things. You know what I'm saying?

[B]

Yeah, that makes sense. I know. I just, like, you want to send.

[A]

Me to India, I'll go for a little vacation and put a gun.

[B]

I am just a little bit more. I think the difference between us and what's something about me is. And also, it's my business. So at the end of the day, I'm going to. Obviously, not that you don't care, but I'm going to care more because obviously it's my business. But I think how I operate, which. I really admire this about you because you have mental health goals. It's basically that I have mental issues that, like. And, you know, I'm like this. Like, I literally will like, not be able to, like, fucking sit down on the couch and watch a movie until everything in my, like, immediate peripheral vision is, like, organized. Like, if there's, like, one fucking bag sitting out, I'm like, it has to be put up. Like, I, like, cannot shut off and dissociate. Tyler can, because he's normal. But it's also, like, my biggest strength is that I can't. And so, like, for me, like, I would rather. If I have a bunch of projects lingering over my head, even if they're, like, little shit, and I'm like, it's not that big of a deal. Like, it doesn't need to, like, happen today to me. Like, I'm like. I would rather just, like, suffer and stay up late and get it done. So then it's, like, completely off my list. And, like, it continually be, like, a thing that's reoccurring on my list, because it's always. There's always gonna be something more important than it. And then it just stays there and it's just like a fucking splinter in your foot. You know, when it's like, instead I would rather just like, like, muster it up, just like, fucking get it over with. So then it's off my list. Like, that's how my brain is. And so it's like, I would rather have short term pain than, like, have it, like, be this, like, lingering fucking fly that just, like, is continually, like, there, even though it's, like, not crucial compared to, like, all the big stuff that we're doing. And I think that's like, what we're different. Like, it's not that big of a deal. Can happen whenever. But then I like, can't see that, like, it's equal importance because it's on the list. If it's on the list, it's important and it has to get done. And I hate having things month after month on a list when I know, like, if I take an hour or you take an hour, we can just like, fucking squash it and it's over with and we don't have to think about it again and it's done with, you know? Yeah, I just. I can't.

[A]

Yeah, I know.

[B]

Like, I literally, like, wish at times that I could, but also then I'm like, the things. Weird things like that about me is the reason why I built the business I built. Because I can't stop and I can't be normal and I can't not stress about the little tiny things that like, you think are stupid and insignificant and a waste of time. But to me, it's like, super important.

[A]

Mm. Yeah.

[B]

I mean, it's like peace of mind. I think that's really what it is. It's like the least amount of things you have. You know what I mean?

[A]

I wish. I wish I had the least amount of things. Trust me. Like, if you don't think I'm trying to get through that to do list.

[B]

I know, I know. But like, that one project that we had that we had to have like a heart to heart.

[A]

Well, no, that was a lot of that was actually back and forth with them and, like, I had to get more pages created because.

[B]

I'm listening to. I'm just ordering the snake necklace for protection.

[A]

There were a lot of specific requirements that created a lot of back and forth, and then they have to go into reviewing and whatever.

[B]

I know. Thanks.

[A]

You don't see the ins and outs, and that's okay. That's what I'm here for. So you don't have to see the ins and outs.

[B]

I know, but I used to see the ins and outs. So I know the ins and outs. But I just be ins and outing a little bit faster than you. Ins and out, which is okay.

[A]

I think we have way more stuff going on than we ever did.

[B]

I will definitely say that. And I'll definitely say that you do things more by the book than I did back in the day.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

And you find more reliable resources.

[A]

Yeah. I would say. And this is what we've always talked about to you. Everything is a priority. That makes no logical sense to me. It goes back to, if everything's a priority, then nothing's a priority.

[B]

No, everything's a priority. And it's.

[A]

But. You know what I mean? But, like.

[B]

But it just is.

[A]

But if everything is a priority, then they're all equally ranked, so they're all not a priority.

[B]

I don't think that's true.

[A]

No, that's. That's objective.

[B]

That's an opinion.

[A]

If everything has the same weight, then it doesn't matter if it has zero weight or a hundred tons. They're all the same.

[B]

That's too like Gandhi for me.

[A]

Y' all get it. I know y' all get it.

[B]

I don't get it. I think we just do our job and do it well and do it and stay up if we have to and work all day, all night until it gets done.

[A]

Okay. You know, we'll do that together.

[B]

I will do it with you. I put in my dues. My bills are paid.

[A]

Well, if you can do things, if you can get these people to respond faster, then I can. Cause a lot of it's creating mockups or development or stuff like that where their teams have to do stuff. I'm not their boss.

[B]

I know. That's why we just have to, like, be a little more aggressive with them.

[A]

You know, I tell them what our deadlines are.

[B]

Yeah. That's fair.

[A]

Moving on.

[B]

Moving on.

[A]

You want to talk about.

[B]

Yeah. You can ask me questions. I think that'll be the best way. Like, interview me. Like, I just, like, came back from, like, a trek.

[A]

Okay. So Savannah went on her dream vacation. She went to three destinations, actually. Funny story. Let me start off with a funny story. She was supposed to go for two weeks.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

And right before I go on a vacation, I went to San Francisco. We were, like, deciding whether or not if she should actually go. We were, like, right at the time where, like, she could go.

[B]

She was supposed to move in to the spa in July.

[A]

Yeah. So it was, like, right at the time where she could have canceled and gotten all of her money back. It was, like, actually the day.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Of, like, we had to make a decision. And so I had thought for some reason we had come to the decision maybe she would stay back. She was really stressed about leaving for.

[B]

Because I thought the spa was gonna.

[A]

Be open two weeks.

[B]

I thought the spa was gonna be open, and I just didn't want to leave.

[A]

Oh, babe, don't say that, because what I'm about to say, you still thought the spot was gonna be opening. Anyway, so I go on my little vacation. I come back, and then I learned that not only did she not cancel the trip, she extended it by a whole nother week. I was like, what is going on here? So that's why I said, I'm never gonna suggest to Savannah to, like, re. Look at the trip and, like, should we cancel it, or should we, like, adjust dates to, like, make it a little shorter? Because I don't think it'll end well. I think she'll realize, actually, I don't think it's long enough. And I'm gonna add time there.

[B]

I thought this fall was not gonna be open by then, so. And it wasn't. And it still isn't.

[A]

Yeah. We actually just added on three weeks, like, last, like, two days ago, so.

[B]

Yeah. Because I have to have things the way that I wanna have them.

[A]

Yeah. And. Yeah. So. So Savannah was able to go to three places I think you originally wanted to do.

[B]

I did shorten the trip at one place.

[A]

Okay. I think we added, like.

[B]

A. And then I was like, oh, my God, if I just shorten Nihi, that was just the most expensive hotel, then I could go to two other places for less the cost. Less of the cost.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Of the one week that I'm not going.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So it was like, girl math.

[A]

Yeah. You saved money staying longer.

[B]

I did.

[A]

Period. I can get behind that.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

So you started out in Nihi. This was the one you were most excited about. Like, you just said this was where you were supposed to go for two weeks.

[B]

Which I'm really glad I didn't go for two weeks because, like, I usually am that person. Like, first day vacay. I, like, want to get the lay of the land, and I want to do, like, everything that they have to offer so that I feel like I don't have fomo or then I, like, realize, like, what. What's worth me doing again and, like, what areas I like more.

[A]

Well, Savannah's this way with everything in life. Like, it's not just traveling. It's like. Like, with our interior designers, like, Din County's calling me.

[B]

Hang on.

[C]

Hi. How Are you doing?

[B]

I'm good.

[C]

Good to hear. So can you tell me a little bit about. I got a little context as to why you called earlier, but could you walk me through and what happened?

[B]

Okay, so I went to a monkey forest in Ubud, and I thought the monkeys would love me because most animals do. And a little baby monkey started to climb on me and it was like super sweet, like, going well. And then a bigger monkey then jumped on top me. And then they both started fighting, almost like they were trying to, like, dominate and, like, see who was like my keeper. And then the little monkey fell off. The big one stayed on and then it just got really aggressive and, like, bit my arm, bit my head, tried to scal. And then I stayed calm, obviously, and, like, no one rescued me. So it was just like kind of me fending for my life myself. And then obviously after I was like a little shaken up and I was like, oh, whatever, because the people said that the monkeys there were vaccinated. So I was like, they're probably fine. And then I did not know that rabies could kill you. Like, I thought it was like, you could, like, you know, you get rabies and you go to the hospital, whatever. But then I found out that you can die. So I was like, oh, my God, let me call it, you know, the people that at the resort to see what can happen. And they were like, oh, no, you're fine. Like, everyone gets bit all the time. It's like very normal. And I was like, nobody warned me for this. And then I was like, okay, I still just want a doctor to come. And so the doctor came, he gave me four shots. I got a tetanus shot because I, like, it was, you know, 3:00am in America. So I was like, I don't know if I've had a tetanus shot recently. I cannot remember. So I just got one anyway. And then they gave me. I can read you the names and this when I got attacked, it was on the 17th of August. And then they came to give me the rabies vaccine on the 18th. So I got Vero Rab V E R O R A B and that's the one that they said I needed to get again today. Which I was going to try to go today, but I went to my primary care physician and they didn't have it, which I should have asked. I just assumed it was like an accessible thing to have a rabies shot, but they don't. So then they said to call you and then they said to get it again. On September 8th. And then the other injection I got was hyperrab, which is hyper H, Y P E R R, A, B. And then I got tetnagam, which is the tetanus.

[C]

Gotcha. I am so sorry that happened. Are you doing okay?

[B]

Oh, yeah. No, I love animals. I actually did after I got the rabies vaccine. Went back to have a better experience because I didn't want to believe that they didn't like me. And it was. I didn't get attacked the second time, so I think my vibes were off the first day. I don't know.

[C]

I will make a note to check with them on that, and I'll give them a call.

[B]

Sonia, am I going to die?

[C]

I know you're scared. I know rabies is very scary. I can't guarantee anything, but I know you're in good hands. You were right to give us a call. We would probably just recommend some additional doses for you.

[B]

Okay. But I'm like, but I'm not more likely to die now.

[C]

Those statistics I'm not fully aware of. Rabies is almost 100% fatal. But you were right to call us. You've already started the series.

[B]

Amazing. Thank you, Sonia. Hopefully, yeah, hopefully I don't die. Thank you.

[C]

All right. Bye. Bye.

[A]

So I'm not going to die, right? Well, rabies is 100% fatal. Thank you, Sonya.

[B]

Like, what's the percentage?

[A]

I'm sure the monkeys don't even have rabies. This is all precaution. So we just had that lovely phone call. You probably heard some bits and pieces of it, but going back to what we were saying, this was the place you were most excited for. This was what I felt like, I'm gonna die. You had.

[B]

I'm glad I got to see it before my death.

[A]

Yeah, you're not gonna die at all. Her saying 100% fatal is crazy. She is not here to comfort you. She said, girl, I am not a therapist. So let's start with Nihee. Look at the most beautiful place on earth.

[B]

It really was. Oh, I remember what I was saying. I was saying, like, the first day.

[A]

I liked, oh, yeah, you like to get your Layla.

[B]

I like to get my lay in the land.

[A]

Oh. And then I was making a comment that, like, you're that way about everything in life. Like with our interior designers.

[B]

Yeah, I want to know all my options.

[A]

She was like, I want to see. Because the point. And this is why I love Savannah. The point of hiring an interior designer is so that you don't have to look at all the Options, like, they pull, like, three options, or they show you, like, three different styles or whatever, and you kind of pick from that because that's, like, the best. But Savannah, as amazing as our interior designers are, she wants to know, I don't trust anybody. Yeah, she wants to know every single.

[B]

Cause what if they think they don't. They're not me. So they might think, oh, these are the best three options. But in my head, there are other options that I thought were better than their options.

[A]

Yeah, exactly. So it's not just.

[B]

And I want to know, like, I'm, like, sad that I didn't know. Like, and it's not that I would have done this because it doesn't fit the vibe of my house, but, like, I was driving through the neighborhood and, like, everyone in the neighborhood has glass doors, garage doors, and, like, no, I didn't know that existed. I've never seen a glass garage door. I didn't know I could have a glass garage door.

[A]

Do you think it would have fit the vibe of your house?

[B]

No, but I would have liked to know that I could have had a glass garage door if I wanted one.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

No one told me.

[A]

Yeah, I just think. I don't think anyone would have presented that option to you because it would.

[B]

Have looked crazy, but I would have liked to. I don't think it would have. I think with the right vibe, it could have worked because my house is modern, Mediterranean. It's not just old style Mediterranean.

[A]

What about. It's modern. I don't think there's a single element that's modern in my head.

[B]

It is in my world. It is in my vision.

[A]

It's something that gives modern. I can't.

[B]

It just does. It's built now.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

It's new.

[A]

Okay, sure, sure.

[B]

It's not from, like, the 1800s.

[A]

Fair.

[B]

So, yeah, I. And then I feel like once you do that, like, you feel more settled, and then, like, you feel like more happened during the trip, like, you feel more accomplished. I feel like the days where you just lay at the pool or at the beach, the day almost feels not wasted. But you go to dinner and you're like, damn, I don't feel like I did much today. But if you do multiple little activities, it adds to the memory bank. And then there's like, oh, my God, we did so much today because you saw and did so many different elements that it makes the day more fruitful. You know what I mean?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Like, you feel like you did more. You feel like you accomplished more.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

So, like, the first Day I went down to the stables and I saw the horses, and that was really, really fun. And then it's been, like, so long since I went. What else did I do that day? I visited the On Poverty little chocolate factory, which was cute.

[A]

This is all news to me. What do you mean? Like, Charlie.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

What do you mean? Chocolate factory.

[B]

They had a chocolate factory.

[A]

Factory is a big word.

[B]

It was a factory. They made chocolate there. You could make your own chocolate.

[A]

But was it, like, a little room or.

[B]

No, it was like a whole, like, little, like, gnome village. I posted a picture. If you kept up, you would have seen.

[A]

Sorry, I was working.

[B]

No, you just don't care about me. He's too busy with all of his little hoes.

[A]

I just. Factory.

[B]

Oh. And then I collected rocks that day.

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

I smuggled my rocks home. The most beautiful rocks I've ever seen are rocks.

[A]

A newfound passion for you.

[B]

Well, there weren't shells.

[A]

Yeah. So, like, you had to, like, cling onto something.

[B]

It was like my second bitch. Look at this.

[A]

Oh, look how cute. Wow.

[B]

Look how cute this is. Can y' all see this? Can you zoom in?

[A]

I think they can see it. Wait, you should have run to your camera. No, it's not gonna. Auto focus. Okay. This is so chaotic. Come sit down. Come sit down.

[B]

It was cute. It's like a little gnome. And so that's where they made chocolate. So I did that. What?

[A]

The mic. Oh, they need to hear you.

[B]

So I did that. And then I played with the horses. And then I got a massage in my room. And then it was really fun. It was a good day. I'm looking at my photos because that helps me, like, remember what I did. And then I got my rock, which they tried to take this rock from me three separate times.

[A]

Who was they?

[B]

The Komodo airport. Oh, The Bali airport. The Sumba airport. And I was like, please let me keep this rock. I was like, I have a really weird emotional connection to this rock. And they're like, fine, but, yeah, let me take it. They gave me their blessing, all three of them.

[A]

Why do they care about the rock?

[B]

I don't know. Because they hate happiness. And then I got flamed on social media for taking rocks again. And I took videos to show people how many rocks there were. Okay? Like, miles and miles of rocks. Like, nobody needs that many rocks.

[A]

I don't understand. I don't get it.

[B]

Oh, and then that famous soccer man was at our hotel. I don't know his name. What's his name?

[A]

I wasn't there.

[B]

You would have known if you watched my social media.

[A]

No, I wouldn't have.

[B]

I posted about him.

[A]

Oh, I know. But I would not remember his name.

[B]

What's his name, guys? He's like, very famous Russian. So, yeah, he was there. Really cool. And then, yeah, it was a good time. I would go back. Very expensive. Apparently it was the most expensive time of year because it's actually a really big surfing hotel, which I did not know that. So a lot of people go there, there to surf this really famous wave called Aki's Left. And yeah, it's like a bunch of surfers. So that's like, everyone there was a surfer except me and Lance, which was interesting. And the soccer player, he was a surfer. Oh, he was surfing. But, like, it's not a beginner wave. Like, you have to be very good. Like, one of the guys, his board. And he was like a teacher instructor, and his board, like, hit his skull or whatever. And his, like, entire skull was, like, dented and exposed and bleeding out. And they had to take him a fighter helicopter to back to Bali and so he didn't die.

[A]

That's really terrifying.

[B]

I know. Because the force of the wave, it literally hit him right here at the tip of the board and it literally dented his skull and cracked it open. It's really dangerous, but it looks really fun. Looks very difficult. So it was fun to watch them do their thing. And then, yeah, everyone there was surfer bro vibes. Not very many women. A lot of families made me feel bad not bringing Cyrus. But also all the people that had families were from Australia, which is not a far flight at all to get to Bali.

[A]

Did was it like a pretty family friendly resort?

[B]

I mean, it wasn't like partying, if that's what you mean. It wasn't like that. It was just.

[A]

They didn't have, like, dedicated kid activities.

[B]

No. Like, they didn't have kids stuff. But, I mean, there's sea turtles.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And that was really cool. So what I learned. So I was, like, really, really excited to see these sea turtles. And I was nervous, like, you know, because can't control mother Nature and God when sea turtles hatch. So, like, from their website, like, it's just like, oh, like, if you're lucky, you'll see a sea turtle hatching. What. What they do. So in Sumba, there's five villages and, like, they don't even know what an iPhone are. Okay. Like, they don't have braces, toothbrush. Like, they literally live off the land. Like, it is one of the last, like, Untouched civilizations. It's crazy. Like, they literally live off their land. Like, they live in their villages. They. There's like, 60 people in each village. It's, like, very much like you cook and kill your own food and, like, their currency until, like, I think it was 10 years ago, was water buffaloes. Like, trading water buffaloes and horses and little knickknacks and shit, probably people. So, yeah. And, like, their structures. So, like, the bottom half of their home, their hut, is where they keep the livestock, and then the middle is where the family lives, and then the top is where they bury their ancestors and where. The higher your hut, the easier it is for them to go to the spirit. So it's like you want the highest hut, basically. And if you have a water buffalo, you're, like, rich as fuck. Yeah. So I got to visit the village. I got to see a little pepe. It was really cool. And, like, they love having people there because the hotel resort, they do a really big thing called the Sumba Foundation. And so they supply medicine, schooling, teachers, food. Like, they have this whole area where they just do rice farming for the villages. And, like, it's not for the tourists at all. It's, like, for them. So it was really cool. And, like, they do this foundation night where like, basically, you know, you get everyone together and watch this, like, film about, like, how helpful the foundation is for the people there. And then, like, everyone donates a fuck ton of money. So it's like, I guess for the rich people to, like, be like, okay, I came this expensive place, but, like, I can help and give back. So. Yeah, that was really interesting. It was really cool. But anyways, the locals eat the sea turtles. Eggs. They'll, like, find sea turtle eggs and just eat them. And so what the resort does is they actually give money to the locals if they will bring them the sea turtle eggs in exchange so they can allow the sea turtles to go off to sea. And so they had, like, a lot of eggs. And so there's one night, I think there's like, 70 turtles that we released. But the waves were so rough, dude. Like, the next day, there was, like, 10 to 12 different, like, turtle bodies. And the survival rate of a sea turtle when you Release them is 1%.

[A]

Mm, I read that.

[B]

That's crazy. But, like, in this situation, like, there were no, like, big fish. There were no birds to, like, take them. It was literally just. The waves are so rough. But, like, the girl that I was talking to that, like, was like, the eco lady there, she was like, you Know you want to help them, but it's like, this is what would have happened regardless, you know? So, like, they just have. You have to let them go. Like, you can't control nature. And, like, it was so hard because, like, one of them, like, got stuck in the sand. And I was, like, drowning in the sand. And I'm like, dude, like, we gotta help him. And she's like, you cannot touch the turtle. So I had to, like, walk away. And I was, like, crying.

[A]

Yeah, that's rough.

[B]

Yeah. She would not let me help you touch the turtle. She's an evil.

[A]

She turned you into an evil.

[B]

She was like, do not touch the turtle. And she, like, literally looked at me and was like, do not touch the turtle. Because I was like. She was like, yeah. She's like, it's Mother Nature. It's what would have happened if we were here or not here.

[A]

Yeah, but I am here.

[B]

I know, but she's like, then you're setting them up for failure because then they're just gonna go in and die because they have to learn how to, like, survive. I don't know. It was rough, dude. Every day there was, like, dead bodies on the beach.

[A]

So imagine if she was treated like that as a child. Well, she probably would be dead. She's fine now.

[B]

I know. I mean, it's just sad, but.

[A]

Yeah. I don't know if I'd fare well there.

[B]

It was really sad. Yeah. You just kind of have to, like, close your eyes in the morning, walking the beach because it's just, like, dead baby turtles everywhere.

[A]

And this is the same place that had a, like, whole spa, the Safari Spa. Safari Spa, right.

[B]

Yeah. That was fun, too.

[A]

That's all. That's all I got. I mean, I was excited to hear about it. Was it not like, a whole experience?

[B]

No.

[A]

Oh, just a big waste of time. Because wasn't it, like, six hours?

[B]

Yeah, I mean, it was. It was nice. I just.

[A]

I don't know, maybe it would have been more nice if, like, you had been on the trip for a while.

[B]

Yeah, no, I mean, it was. I don't want to sound like, oh, my God, like, it wasn't great. I've had a lot of massages and spa experiences, and it just, like, wasn't that. Maybe my expectations were a lot higher and I was like, you were expecting.

[A]

For your third eye to be, like.

[B]

Wide open, and I don't even want to say this, it sounds like. But, like, they're not very talented when it comes to massage there, which, again, it's like, A very. So you know what I mean? Like, it's not like I've had, like, fabulous massages where people, like, are like, world renowned masseuses. Like, so it just, like, wasn't. It was like, not didn't have good rhythm and flow. It was like, very.

[A]

Like, the experience was nice, but the massage was not.

[B]

Yeah, but she did braid my hair and put a flower in it, so I was like, slay mama.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

Yeah, it was pretty.

[A]

And then.

[B]

And then Lance was next to me and he, like, makes noises the whole time. So I think that I like my own blown some massages better.

[A]

Elaborate on that.

[B]

He makes grunting noises. He makes noises.

[A]

I could never be a masseuse. I didn't know that people do that.

[B]

I was like, bro, shut the fuck up.

[A]

That's funny.

[B]

Trying to relax.

[A]

I'm silent.

[B]

I know. That's why I let you get massages with me.

[A]

And then horse.

[B]

Oh, yeah. And then I met this wonderful lady, Emily, and she did, like, lymphatic massage on me. And I probably shit out, like, three months worth of poo. And I felt so skinny. I did. And then she released some, like, sexual trauma in my pelvis. And I'm gonna do a retreat with her.

[A]

Oh, she was like a body healer.

[B]

Yeah. I didn't know cranio osteopathy, and that was really it. I don't think there's anything else to write about. I would definitely recommend to go, but not during high season because you'll spend a million dollars and if you're okay with seeing dead turtles and not being able to rescue them.

[A]

And you'd actually go back.

[B]

I would definitely go back and take Cyrus. Yeah.

[A]

Wow.

[B]

It was beautiful. Food was great. And also, too, all your food except alcohol, which I don't drink, so that was fine. All your foods included.

[A]

Oh, that's nice. That's always good.

[B]

And the food's actually really good.

[A]

Yeah. Unlike Omegaree with food mass.

[B]

Yeah. But I would go back.

[A]

I think you rarely say that, so that's why I'm surprised.

[B]

I would 1000% go back. I'd go back there and I'd go back to the Mandapa Ritz Carlton. I fucking love that hotel. It's my favorite hotel I've ever been. If they had an ocean, I would have never left. I would have literally put you on a flight with Cyrus. I said, we're moving.

[A]

It's funny.

[B]

Okay, I think we're gonna pick up the next. Yeah, two places. On the next episode. So I hope you guys enjoyed this recap and hearing about me and rabies.

[A]

You'Ll hear a little bit more later about how we got there. It's like whenever you hear, like, the. You know what I mean, in the TV show where you're, like, seeing the ending where, like, you're talking to them about it, and you're like, let's see how we got here. And then it rolls the tape back ever. Love you guys.