It's been too long....

I've know you've all been waiting for and well, here it is boys, here it is girls, here's the post!! Well it's been almost an entire week since I've posted, and I have just got a bajillion things to fill you in on!!

Monday 9/6/2010 - This was was kinda crazy, we woke up early, and then we went on what the Jerusalem center calls, a Geography Field Trip, which last a few hours.  It was actually really cool because we got to go all around the outskirts of Jerusalem, and see it from a variety of viewpoints.  It really gave me a better understanding of the area around Jerusalem, and how it all connects and flows together.  We got to see a lot of cool things, such as Bethlehem from a distance, the supposed site of Samuel's burial (although we have since discovered that it is NOT the birthplace of the prophet), and the famous ancient town of Gideon.

Gideon is where Joshua asked God to make the sun stand still over Gideon, so that he could capture their enemies before nightfall, and here I am, at Gideon!


We also got the chance to see Jerusalem from a southern perspective, and here that was.....\


It was really awesome, fun day, fun field trip, and great time altogether.  A+ We got back to the center, and got to meet our Family Home Evening groups out.  And guess what? Jenni Carlisle's best friend Tarah Ogzewalla is in my FHE group, she is so fun!! And my friend Johnathon Webb is the only other guy in my group, but we get along really well, so that's good.  I'm excited for the adventures that lie ahead of our FHE group.

Tuesday 9/7/2010 -
Tuesday was a lot of classes.  We had Old Testament, Jewish Studies, Arabic, and Islamic Studies, needless to say it felt like we were in the JC For a long time, but it was still really fun.  These classes will be eye opening, and its interesting to get various perspectives on various issues as well...

Wednesday 9/8/2010 -
Wednesday was a lot of class again, which is probably why I didn't feel so inclined to blog that much.  We did have a pretty cool forum address that night where a lady from the US Consulate who talked to us about US/Middle East relations, and she was actually pretty interesting.

Thursday 9/9/2010 -
Thursday was awesome, we had Old Testament in the morning, then me Johnathon, Katie, Brandt, Tara, and Melia went out to the Old City.  We went and visited Gethsemane, Absolom's Tomb, the South-east corner of the Old City Wall, the Western Wall, and then had lunch in the Christian Corridor of the Old City, and got some really nice shwarma's (doner/kabab, whatever you wanna call them).  It was a great day, and super fun.
We came back to the center, and watched a movie about Egypt, preparing us for our trip there NEXT WEEK!!  It wasn't the best documentary, but it was pretty fun to watch, and realize that I was going to be there in a matter of days, I've always wanted to go and see they pyramids and Egypt, and now I get the chance!