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‘Setting the soul free: The life-changing experience of a Balinese cremation ceremony’
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Jenni experienced a traditional Balinese Barong during her visit to Indonesia. Source: Getty Images
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‘The experience of a traditional Barong and Trance Dance in the middle of Kuta, Bali’

‘The experience of a traditional Barong and Trance Dance in the middle of Kuta, Bali’

"The Barong dance is native to the Balinese culture and predates Hinduism."
From staying out and playing in the street until dark to building cubby houses with the kids in her street, Jenni remembers the fun she had as a child in the '50s. Source: Getty Images
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‘The best memories I have from my childhood in the 1950s’

‘The best memories I have from my childhood in the 1950s’

"All the children played in the street after school, in our backyards and rode our bicycles all over the place. We only went inside to eat."

About Jenni Meggs

Jenni was born in the late-50s, so reached her teen years in the 1970s. The Whitlam years, she says, saw Australian universities open up to a wider range of people and she was the first in her family to attend. She spent a year at LaTrobe before dropping out and going on to the Coburg Teachers College. Jenni started teaching and then returned to study where she got her bachelor’s degree in education. Over a 35-year career, Jenni taught all primary levels (excpet for Grade 5) and was across most secondary subjects (except sciences). She has travelled and taught in Bali.