Let me just preface this by saying I have had the raddest adventures. I am so blessed.
in the dead sea. i was floating in there for about 30 seconds until my eyes and every cut on my body burned like no other. plus, the water was warm and i had been hiking allllllll day long.
oh just me and the little old dead sea
party in west jerusalem
herding sheep. way harder than you'd think
new love: caves
jared and jud being a creeper behind a Torah scroll.
bell caves. these are made of limestone and the walls are like chalk
church of the nativity. underground this floor is the location of Christ's birth
the best salad ever at the foccacia bar. fried goat cheese, sundried tomatoes and perfection on a plate.
singing christmas songs under the nativity church. i LOVED celebrating christmas in June.
coming all the way to bethlehem made us realize we needed to confess.
jessie, lisa, bekah, katie, abby, me, lauren at ein gedi
guitars turn that frown upside down
original mosaic floor in the nativity church
cave under the nativity church
AND NOW for the beauties of the middle east:
hairy man has a whole new meaning.
he looks like fun.
ein gedi
i was walking with lisa in the middle of nowhere in blistering heat and we were 15 min behind everyone else and i just stopped and thought "i am walking in freaking israel. who does that?" it's so unreal to live here and i am so happy i've been able to live here for the past 9 weeks.
ibex are like cows here
just walking from ein gedi to the dead sea. peace in the middle east. i've become so carefree here that i forget that terrorists live right around the corner. ok, not literally. but, the news back home portrays this place like it's a complete war zone everywhere. yeah, that's spot on for the gaza strip, but most of the other areas in Israel are safe and just peaceful. my perspective has been expanded beyond words.
enough said.
Love the picture of you walking down the street--could be anywhere. Hairy man looks like the biggest stereotype of a Jew, and the Arabian fat man looks like he's sizing up women to sell into white slavery.
ReplyDeletei made it onto the blog THREE times... well in this post. haven't counted the other posts. and i decided i am changing my picture-taking poses from senior pic status to be more like yours. thanks for the inspiration.
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