Health, Healing, and Sustainable Community Development in Bali
Bali, Indonesia
Faculty Leader
Leslie R. Lewis
lrlewis@ucsd.edu
Leslie R Lewis, Ph.D, MPH, is a Continuing Lecturer in Urban Studies and Planning at UC San Diego, and the Director of Urban Health and Equity Initiatives for the Bioregional Center for Sustainability Science, Planning and Design. With a background in Anthropology and Public Health, her areas of teaching and research interest include the social and environmental determinants of health, health inequities, environmental and climate justice, activisms, sustainability and community resilience, healthy placemaking, healthy aging, homelessness, critical pedagogy, and community-based participatory action research. Dr. Lewis has been honored with eighteen awards over the past dozen years for distinguished teaching, distinction in student advising, sustainability, and fostering equity, diversity and inclusion. She is deeply invested in the intellectual and emotional growth of her students, as well as in addressing “real world” challenges and injustices across our communities. As such, she works to create opportunities for students to connect with one another, with social change agents in local communities, and with global-local projects with transformative potential at their core.
Courses
- ANSC 190GS: Medicine and Healing in Southeast Asia (former syllabi PDF)
- ERC 190GS: Health, Environment, and Community Development in Bali (former syllabi PDF)
Why you should go
You should go because this is an opportunity to do something that makes you feel alive and connected to the larger world, its people, variegated cultures, economies, and ecosystems. It is an opportunity to form lasting bonds with an award-winning faculty member and a group of passionate fellow students in the context of an unforgettable learning adventure. Bali is a fascinating island, distinctive even in Indonesia, with many layers: modern and traditional, cultural, spiritual, contemplative, and innovative, all steeped in a breathtakingly beautiful natural setting. Participants will be part of a mutually-supportive learning community, and will gain insight into social and ecological sustainability, environmental and climate justice, health, healing, life, diverse ways of knowing, and how to move through the world with curiosity, humility, integrity and compassion.
Who should go
If you care about health, the environment, culture, climate and justice, ...if you are interested in gaining perspective on yourself and humanity, ...if you love learning, laughing, thinking and growing, and you want to gain tools, inspiration and a group of co-conspirators with whom to make a positive difference in this world, you should join this program. Students from all disciplines, backgrounds and identities are invited to join us, and we welcome each student’s whole, imperfect, beautiful self.
Information Sessions
- Tuesday, November 12, 3-4:30 pm
- Register here for the live Zoom link, and/or to get the post-session recording once available.
Dates
| Departure from U.S.: | Sat., June 28, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Arrival: | Sun., June 29, 2025 |
| Mandatory Orientation: | Mon., June 30, 2025 |
| First Day of Class: | Mon., June 30, 2025 |
| Last Day of Class: | Fri., August 1, 2025 |
| Departure for the U.S. (or personal travel): |
Sat., August 2, 2025 |
Flight Information
- You will be responsible for purchasing your own airplane tickets, and your program coordinator will provide guidelines and resources during the pre-departure process to help you find an appropriate flight.
- Do not purchase plane tickets until the program is confirmed. All approved applicants will be notified by e-mail when the program has reached minimum enrollment.
Global Seminar Fees
All fees subject to change. See https://summersession.ucsd.edu/tuition/tuition.html for current tuition and campus-based fees.
| UCSD | Other UC | Non-UC | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program Cost: (includes $500 administrative fee) |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Estimated Tuition and Campus-Based Fees: |
$2,514.43 | $2,564.43 | $3,454.43 |
| Total: (not including airfare or personal expenses) |
TBA | TBA | TBA |
Budget Sheet
- 2025 Program budget sheet (pdf) - coming soon
Funding Options
See the funding options page to learn how financial aid and scholarships can help you pay for this program.
Local Site Visits
Health Organizations
- Bumi Sehat Midwifery Clinic
- Rumah Berdaya: group supporting people with schizophrenia
- Yayasan Kesehatan Bali (Bali Health Foundation): NGO focused on public health issues, including drug and alcohol addiction and HIV/AIDS
Community Development
- PKP Women's Center: goal to provide a safe haven for divorced women and facilitate gender equality
- Ubud Raw: tour of local schools and businesses focusing on sustainability
- The Green School: tour and lecture
- Sawah Bali: restructuring agricultural production for food security
Overnight Excursions
- Overnight visit to a local village - homestay
VIsits & Excursions are subject to change without prior notice. No refunds are possible.
Housing
- TBD
- Wireless internet included
- Housing arrangements are subject to change based on local circumstances without prior notice. No price adjustments are possible.
Included Meals
- Group dinners upon welcome, farewell & excursions to Pemuteran and Amed
- Breakfasts & dinners in homestays
- Lunches on days with program activities
- Some meals on your own
Classroom and Computer Access
- Many lectures will be on excursions
- Classroom space in Bedulu is TBD
- Wireless access may be intermittent due to local conditions. No refunds or price adjustments are possible.
Transportation
- Transportation by private bus to and from the airport to the student housing
- Two different pick-up times will be arranged during specified timeframe on official arrival and departure day
- Transportation for all included program activities & excursions
Phones
- Information about how to obtain a local SIM card will be provided at the pre-departure orientation.
- Students will be responsible to purchase their own calling time/minutes.
Insurance, Health, and Safety
- Comprehensive insurance package
- An in-depth orientation will be given on the morning after arrival, including health and safety procedures.
- Program partner staff will be available by telephone after hours.
- All students will be registered for UC travel insurance This is free coverage, but registration is required prior to departure.
