Bali

A trainer by profession, my wife often coaches me on different personality types.

Conveniently forgetting all the psychometric models I had been taught, I concocted my own.

Categories here -

Apt Cat (Aptivaa category) 1: Adarsh, Paras, Ashley, Jagan, Ganesh, Dinesh, Sreejata, Satya: Their demeanor and confidence proved that they were in their home turf. Looking at them you start pondering - nature is what maketh a man/ woman. One look at their face, and you could see their minds screaming - "Good to be home again"

Apt-Cat 2: Vivek (BB), Sandip, Nyati, Sayan are the ones who were in the phase of extending their relationship with nature from casual acquaintance to deeper love . 

Apt-Cat 3: Vibhor, Deepak: Though this was not going their ideal way, with the route* decision overridden by Group 1, they were  enjoying the journey  and the sights nonetheless.

Apt-Cat 4: Abishek- battling a sprain, Manish - warring perception and Shweta - cursed with inappropriate shoes - battled on. When guessing what strength drove them to fight all odds, one may conclude that their love for nature was perhaps fiercer than Group 1 

(Note: Jagan could not be grouped here. A careful observer could decipher that his seemingly boisterous exterior clearly belied a turmoil raging within… find out why ->here)

While a psychometric professional could create better groups and model the characteristics, what I am concerned within my framework of groups is the common underlying factor amongst all humans -

respect for nature

and the connect with it,

Be it in varying degrees of intensity.

We had seen quite a bit of Bali - some enchanting temples, the party places of Kuta and even the beaches. But this is when we got our minds free.

The trek offers picturesque views and the summit is a treat in itself.  Up here, do savor the fresh eggs - boiled in volcanic steam.

No money can buy you cleaner air, or fresher views.

What this did in the end was getting us understand each other better - with nature playing the most important and equalizing catalyst here.

* There are multiple routes to get to the summit, offering differing degrees of vigor - upto you to select your own. Our travelogue documents one of the tougher routes, based on Group 1 overrides and absence of a democratic process..