So I have a lot of catching up to do. But first things first...MY POWER CORD CAME!!!! :) After 3 weeks of travelling from California to Israel, I have a working power cord and adorable pictures of my new nieces as well as my nephews. I was a very happy girl yesterday.
So on to some ketchup. Or catch-up. However you wanna say it.
First is our Shfelah field trip from a week ago. We were out of the center allll day long, from 8am sharp to 5:30pm. It was a long day, but so good.
Dr. Chadwick on his home turf. He was one of the excavators at Gath, or Tell es-Safi, where Goliath is from. Archeological sites can be semi-boring, but it is really interesting when you understand the history of it.
In the Bell Caves. Great acoustics.
Tombs.
After the tombs haha. It was a very
dusty day in the Shfelah.
Tell at Lachish. This place was really cool - it was the last city that the Assyrian king Sennacherib conquered in 701BC before he went to Jerusalem. The Assyrians did not conquer Jerusalem though. It was because of Isaiah and divine interference, and we learned today that this time was the single most important time in the Bible because if Jerusalem had been conquered at that time then nothing would have been the same today.
Re-enactment of David vs. Goliath where the battle between the Philistines and the Israelites actually took place. I stood where David killed the giant! I slung stones like he did. Except I'm really bad at it haha.
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Last week was all school. It was a hard week and I'm glad it's over. We all felt overwhelmed every single day. I have a feeling that quite a few future weeks will be like that...
We did have Arab night with a good program, good food, and good dancing.
Yummy food! We all ate so much. And then right after we learned some very simple dancing moves!
I didn't get any action shots. But we were in this huge circle in the gym all holding hands and getting into the moves. Good times. Especially the JC couples ;)
Saturday we got to watch the 2 Sunday sessions of General Conference and they were great. I love Conference. I love President Monson!
Sound like you had a good time - it is nice to see that you are enjoying some of the native food choices. Sometimes they can be a little scary to look at, but then when you taste the seasoning it can be incredible to your taste buds.
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