Fish Pedicure!!!

For the past month, two girls from California have been living with Abby and me.  Yesterday was their last day here, so we did a few last minute things that we meant to do earlier.  One of the things on the list was to get a fish pedicure.  Over here it's the new and cool thing to do.  As you can see from the pictures you literally stick your feet in an aquarium and let the fish nibble the dead skin off of your feet.  You'll also notice than in both of the pictures below the women are holding our feet in the water.  It was the weirdest feeling thing ever.  I sort of screamed when I first stuck my feet in.  Then they started going through my toes and it grossed me out, but the ladies wouldn't let us take our feet out for 15 min.  It felt like forever.  You can sort of see the fish in the second picture.  The lady said, "Wow, they are really enjoying your feet."  I considered it a compliment.  I'm not sure if my feet are any softer, but it was an interesting experience.

The next thing on our list to do was get henna on our hands.  It's very common for women to have henna on their hands and feet for special occasions or just because, but pretty much all brides get covered with it before their weddings.  

I asked them to do the simplest design possible on my hands.  This is during the process:

After they are finished w/ the design, we have to let it dry for a hour then we pick it off the top then the below picture is the result:

A tattooed hand isn't my favorite look, but it was fun and it's crazy how fast and precise these guys are.  My friend had a way more intricate design on both hands, but I didn't take any pictures.  Every time I see my hand, I think I have dirt on it and want to wash it.  I think it will last for a week or two.

Last night the girls headed back home and this morning Abby flew out for her vacation before our meetings start next week.  I think I'm experiencing "Empty Next Syndrome."  I like having a lot of people around.  This isn't cool.