Saturday, March 23, 2013

Soooo... about February.....

Yeah. Sorry I died that month.
Here are some random pictures of February happenings!

Eating at BurgersBar in West Jeru
Picking poppies (illegally.. woops!) in the Sorek Valley (I think)..
See field of flowers - take picture. And get a fly in it. For the win.
Practicing our giant-slaying techniques.
In the greenest place I've ever ever seen! I would tell you the name if I had my field trip manual....
With the roommates at Arab Culture Night!
Arab Culture Night.
Got to worship at a Reform Jewish synagogue!
At the Garden Tomb with my Annie-Anne.

The Garden Tomb. ♥
Playing the carillon bells in West Jerusalem... 300,000 people heard us!
Walking through Hezekiah's tunnel! SO FUN! Took like 20 minutes.. the water was up to my thigh at one point.

Buying flowers for our roommates for Valentine's day.
So many goodies on Valentine's Day!
Valentine's dance... basically amazing.
On a tour of Yad Vashem (Holocaust museum) with our Israel professor.
No pictures were allowed inside, but let me tell you.... incredible. There aren't words.
Walking through the Muslim cemetery on our way to the Western Wall. In the background is the Jewish cemetery.
At the Western Wall with Hunter, Tyler, and Anne.
JC ladies at the Western Wall.
We got to go on a Monday morning which was rare, and we saw a ton of Bar Mitzvahs!
Painting a mural at the Princess Basma Center for Disabled Children. No I did not gain 300 pounds. :)
Being told with love that our room was a disaster. ♥
Volunteering at the Red Crescent women's hospital down the street. I worked in the kitchen!

Passover Seder dinner in the Oasis, hosted by our Israel professor. Really awesome!



I want to steal his children. I want to steal everyone's children....
Witnessing the second coming! .... JK. But it looked a whole lot like it. ;)
Pulling water out of an ancient well at the biblical landscape gardens (they had a bunch of plants from the bible with their corresponding scriptures on plaques next to them.. really cool).
Making SPICES!!! We love spices. Not drugs.
Herding sheep. You know how I do.
Making pitas and soup in the forest. Felt so much like a ward camp out haha.
Homemade pita!
Formal talent show in the auditorium... so amazing! Sad I didn't play my flute... but I get to play in April with the choir so I'm excited about that. :)
PHEW. That's February in a nutshell!

Also... MY NEPHEW TURNS ONE TODAY!! :( :) :( :) :( :) Everett... I love you. I miss your big blue eyes and can't wait to see them again! ♥ ♥ ♥

Me and Everett in December... he's probably twice this size now!
I may or may not have snuck on Facebook to steal this picture. SADLKSJDLKSJDHEHSD!!!! He has teeth. I can't even handle it. I love you Everett!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday, March 22, 2013

Just a few sentences.

I spent all day Tuesday in Bethlehem. We had a testimony meeting overlooking shepherd's fields.

I spent all day yesterday in Eilat. I snorkeled in the Red Sea. It was AWESOME and my first time snorkeling!

This Sunday I'm doing the Palm Sunday walk, and I will walk in Christ's footsteps. So I guess that's just AMAZING.

My life is so cool. I'm so grateful.

I'm alive, and I'm sorry my posts are slowing down!!! I'm just really trying to enjoy each moment here, and that takes time. :)

Tonight we watched The Nativity Story. Um, awesome movie! Why had I not seen it before?? I know not. But it was sweet. And I felt nerdy for how many things I knew and appreciated now after studying so much about... everything!

Gahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Jerusalem. JERUSALEM. JERUSALEM!!!

Yep. That is all I can say.

Goodnight my beautiful friends!!! Perhaps tomorrow I can share some pictures. :)

JERUSALEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


 

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Istanbul was Constantinople...

If only you knew how many times we partied to that song this week.

I am back from Turkey.

SLKDSJLDKJSHEUFNSKJDKJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah.

If being in Turkey taught me one thing, it is that I. LOVE. WATER.

Like, the kind you look at. And ride boats on. And ferries on. And stand on piers in. And stare at from mountain tops. And have devotionals by. And have your soul soothed by.

It was such a great week... I have to go do reading and then sleep (what is sleep?), but here are some sneak peek pics of TURKEY!!!!!!!














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