Excitement

Yesterday was voted the worst day of the trip. By far.
We woke up and got on the ferry to head back to Dar. This normally would be a easy thing to accomplish. However, the three hour boat ride quickly turned into chaos we never expected. Thirty minutes into the trip, the water became incredibly rough. The boat was rising high into the air and crashing back down, much like a roller coaster. Right away, children were screaming and crying. Once the first passenger threw up, a massive chain effect occurred throughout the entire ferry. The sounds of people screaming and violently throwing up almost made us get sick. A few rows away from us, there were a group of women screaming for Allah to help them. We tried to cover up our nose and ears but eventually had to leave. When we got outside it was a lot better, we met an awesome group of girls our age that had just finished climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. After the terrible ferry ride, we went to lunch at our friend Rita's house. We were all very tired so we didn't stay for long. The five of us girls are staying at a house by ourselves. The house is beautiful with a TV room and many American movies to choose from. The generator kept shutting off so we ended up making dinner in the dark. Which was a fun experience for us all.

Today made up for yesterday. We are all extremely excited to go home tomorrow morning. None of us can stop talking about it. Kara and Amy woke up early to send Kara to Moshi for the next three weeks. After Kara left, Amy got ready for her Compassion child, Lucy, to spend the day with her. Once Lucy got to the house, they left for Coco beach. It was the first time for Lucy to see the ocean. She swam in the water and played with the toys Amy brought for her. After awhile they went back to our house to introduce Lucy to the other three girls. We made her a traditional American meal. Peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Then we all walked down to the Shoppers Plaza to look in the book store and toy store. Lucy was amazed with the escalator and looked similar to "Buddy" in the movie Elf. After about four hours, it was time to say good-bye to Lucy and meet the guys for lunch. We went back to Rita's house for lunch and then went to a market by the ocean to shop some more. Rita treated us to ice cream cones and we are now back at her house until we go out to dinner tonight.

Tomorrow morning we will leave early for the airport and fly to London. After staying the night there, we will start heading back to Dallas! We will try to post again in London so don't leave us yet! Thank you for all your prayers!