jet lag is worse than i thought

I made it to Jerusalem and it is wonderful so far! All of us have been very jet lagged the past few days and have therefore all been falling asleep during the afternoons, but the professors and staff are pretty understanding at least. The flights were all long and long and long, but I saw some great sights from the air!

View of Vienna from the air! It looks so cool I wish I could've gone outside the airport.

Over the Aegean Sea! I loved this part, seeing all the islands. It made me want to visit Greece someday even more.

My first picture of Jerusalem :) This is a view from the Center.

There are some beautiful flowers on the grounds of the JC (Jerusalem Center).

I love the grounds.

This place really is amazing. We went on a 4 hour tour of the city yesterday, walking about 4 miles up and down the hills from East Jerusalem where we are, into the Old City, and then out into West Jerusalem which looks very modern. The drivers here are CRAZY...even worse than Utah drivers! The Old City was interesting, with lots of interesting smells and sights, but it was so amazing. The people here seem lovely, and it will take some getting used to as I begin bartering with the locals  when I shop. The buildings are beautiful and I can't wait until I can actually make my way around the city and know where I am. The inside is great as well, the food is delicious (most of the time...sometimes interesting) and theres lots of it, and the people are friendly. We've all been tired, and this morning we had our first 2 classes: Old Testament for 2 hours and ANE (Ancient Near Easter studies) for an hour...that was an intro basically. We already have lots of homework :/ So I better get on that. I am so grateful to be here though and I love it so far! Saturday Sabbath is tomorrow, Monday is our 1st field trip. :) :) :) :) Classes will begin in full scale next week.