I think I came off a lot more pessimistic than I intended in the last post. So sorry, I swear I'm not sitting half way across the world depressed. That was a lot of my general thoughts in terms of the "service-learning" portion of the trip, and I promise, they are not as pessimistic as they sounded, I am optimistically looking for a solution. 

Today was such a chill day. It was fantastic to have a day to do whatever and not worry about a schedule.  This morning we had no plans so Jessica and I went into town. She got her nails done with a flower on every nail for a total of 2000 shillings. That is less than $1.50. Can you believe it?!?! (I got my toes done for the same price!) In the states it is at least $15 with the designs and everything. 

Then we went to a tailor on the street. Earlier in the trip I bought some really neat fabric. It is purple with a teal and cream border and hot air balloons as the design (cuter than it sounds. I swear!) I am having it made into clothing and a pillow etc. :)

This afternoon we drove through 45 minutes of civilization and 45 minutes of wilderness to go to a hot spring. It was possibly one of the coolest things I have ever seen or done. The water comes straight from the snow on Kili (so it's not hot, but its comfortable) and it is crystal clear. We spent an hour just jumping in and out and swimming around. When we got out to leave, Kilimanjaro was out from behind the clouds. There are no words to describe and there is no camera to capture how beautiful and amazing the entire mountain is. We have seen the main peak (Kibo) before, but today was the first time we had seen Mwenzi peak. Too cool. 

Finally, as we were driving away, the other large mountain here is called Mount Meru. The sun was setting directly behind it and it was just AWESOME, AMAZING, INCREDIBLE. I can't even begin to describe how beautiful it is here, but the closest I can get is to say that it is either the best movie seen ever or the closest embodiment of heaven I will ever see.