So, as I'm sure you can see, I haven't blogged for the last month which is so horrible because so many wonderful things have happened! I'm just going to put up a bunch of pictures but I can't promise anything, this blogging business is more difficult than I expected.
At the beach in Tel Aviv, you can already see the patchy sunburn but nothing is better than a giant double scoop of gelato
Jess, Jacey and I at the beach a few weeks ago
Jess and I carrying food for the Shekel Shack back from Arab Costco
Trying to balance them on our heads - way too hard
Spice store in the Old City
Our group trying to herd the sheep and goats at Neot Kedumim
Top Shepherd
This was way harder than you think it would be
We had to corral the animals at each station inside a circle of rocks for 10 seconds...totally beat the other group!
Water wheel at Neot Kedumim
Elise and I making our own lunch - about to throw these puppies on the fire
Yemenite Torah Scribe
Torah scrolls - 200 years old
The scrolls are so holy that you can't touch them with your hands and they are kept in a special fabric case
In the Kotel Tunnel, many Jews believe that this is the closest spot to the ancient Holy of Holies
Wayna and I in the Sidonian tombs
Ashlyn, Chris, Alexia and I at Tel Lachish on our Shfelah field trip
Diedra, Erica, Ashton and I in the Byzantine Bell Caves
Dovecote - housed hundreds of pigeons and doves at a time
Erica and I on a field trip
Fields below Tel Lachish
Inside the Sidonian tombs
Drawings inside the tombs
Rob and I in the tombs
The Josh-Lauren-Ashton three-headed dog
Sara, Ashton, Josiah and I just before Hezekiah's Tunnel
Checking out that pose, just before the tunnel adventure
Joan, Adam and I in the tunnel
Taking pictures outside the tunnel
Chewy, Kori and I in the tunnel, holding up the back of the line
In the Pool of Siloam
Just after getting out of the tunnel
Mom - the Tevas were a success for the tunnel, you were right!
Teacher or security guard leaving with a group of school children...with a rifle?
Standing at an ancient stone quarry overlooking a Palestinian village in East Jerusalem
Mt. of Offense, East Jerusalem
Field trip to the Separation Wall
When Ignorance Reigns Lives Are Lost
This was just minutes before two horses came running down the street behind me, followed by a screaming Palestinian man
Passover Seder Meal
The Seder meal involves a lengthy program which involves a lot of reading from this book, ritual hand-washing and eating those delicacies you can see on the silver platter
On our hard-boiled egg we placed all of the cherry stems we had tied
So proud of myself for tying my first two cherry stems with my mouth
Just had to include this one from a friend...sleeping on the ferry on the Turkey trip...possibly a double or triple chin
Nike shoes with the statue of the Goddess Nike
don't forget the sparkly pants - those are a hit
Happy Father's Day pictures all over the city on our free day last week - Damascus Gate
Shopping in the city
Sorry I didn't do anything like this for Mother's Day but don't worry Mom, I didn't forget about you
Love you both
At the Western Wall
Caramel Sundaes at McDonald's
Western Wall view from the ramp to the Temple Mount
They told us we need to cover up more before entering the Temple Mount area, those scarves we got came in handy
Al Aqsa Mosque
In front of the Mosque, we aren't allowed inside
Dang tourists got in my picture at the last minute
Happy Father's Day Dad!
Ashton, Jess and I at the Dome of the Rock
Jess and I staying super modest
Jess, Ashton and I
Praying at the Western Wall
Shopping in the Old City
Well this post has taken way too long and it's time for me to go to sleep for our field trip tomorrow. We are going to Yad Vashem (Holocaust Museum) and Mt. Herzl (National Cemetary). Enjoy the pictures! We just got back from Jordan a few days ago and I'll put those pictures up soon, maybe after our finals this week.
