Brown feet

Thursday, July 22nd
The only 2 plans on our agenda today was to hike during the day and in the evening chill out in the hot springs. Before the hike, I had walked past a spa and inquired about this type of cleansing therapy called Foot ionization. Before I know it, my feet are sitting in a tub of water and are draining yellowish-browish fluid from my body. It was wierd and gross all at the same time. The process is supposed to send thousands of ions into your body which, in turn, reacts to your body and releases loads of toxins. The color of the water determines what is wrong with you. For me, the color of the water represented issues of stress, sleep deprivation, and lung problems. All of this happened to be true. Who knows if this process is a bunch of bologna or if it really works. After the foot ion, I met up with the group to go on the hike. We decided to hike up the opposite side mountain as Steph and I had ascended yesterday on horseback. The hike was somewhat difficult at parts. Once we were at the top you could see all of the town below you and the mighty active volcano spitting up smoke in the distance. On the hike up, we saw loads of farms, vegitation, and friendly locals. After the hike, we all went grocery shopping and we had decided to cook a communial meal. Tonight, we would cook spagetti carbonara and a mixed green salad. It was absolutely delishous! After dinner, three of us (Reto, Steph and I) set off to take in the 
I felt so lucky to have met and bonded with such wonderful people I was sad to part ways from them.