We were woken up at 6:15 by a knock at our door with a man delivering coffee. By 6:45 we were loaded onto the jeeps again and off to the jungle. A jeep not to far ahead of us spotted a tiger, but it was gone by the time we got there. They are very hard to find. We drove to a road, turned off the jeep and waited quietly. It was a crisp, cool morning, but the sun was shining brightly. It was kind of erie watching the woods and listening for any kind of sound that would indicate animals were on their way into our view.

Then the guide signaled for silence and the next thing we knew, a deer ran across the road while being chased by wild dogs. Several dogs came running by one after the other. The wild dogs chase down their prey and take bites out of it while it dies a slow death. These dogs are not tameable and run in packs. They are hard to see, let alone see them in a chase for their next meal. I felt pretty lucky to have seen them in action. We saw deer, monkeys, a wild boar and a group of elephants at the watering hole. It was a real thrill to watch the elephants drinking and breaking logs right in front of our eyes. These outings made my whole trip.

When we arrived back at the hotel, we had the rest of the afternoon and evening to ourselves. Most of the group was going shopping, but I chose to pamper myself. I set up an appointment for a facial and pedicure at the Emerge Spa. A driver came and picked me up a little early so I could wander around the grounds and take pictures. Another tranqil spot in a country of contrasts. I have never had a pedicure before and found it to be very relaxing. The facial was a lot different than back in the states. This one was much more relaxing. There were lots of layers of lotions, milk water, cucumbers on my eyes and a gooy mask. Hot towels were used to take off each of the layers. When all was said and done, my face was very soft and felt great.

The driver took me back to my hotel where I spent the evening studying and watching "Shall We Dance". It is weird watching an American movie half way across the world. A little after 10PM Gene asked me if I wanted to join the others at a nightclub, where a group of our students had gone earlier in the evening. So I did and we all danced on the dancefloor until they kicked us out, which was at about 11:00PM.