[this is Ein Limon which many of us swam in]
So Shabbat was so fun! We went to church and sang worship
music in Hebrew. One of the coolest things is singing worship songs in Hebrew!
Especially when English lyrics or Bible verses are there so you know what they
are singing! I just love being able to worship with people of other cultures!
It reminds me that God has chosen people to be His own from every tribe,
tongue, and nation. We also sang My Jesus I love thee in English!
After that, Amy, Catie, and I helped out in the Children’s
Sunday School classes and it was so fun! I also loved getting to know the
Sunday School teacher who was originally from Holland.
After Church, we went into the Old City and I was in a group
with Katie, John, Micaiah, and Jason! It was so much fun! We just wanted around
everywhere and made it into every quarter :D At times I definitely felt like we
were doing a warm-up hike for our Regional Studies hike the next day! I was able
to buy a wrap-around skirt in the Old City which I am so excited about! I have
been hoping to find one so yay! I really love Shabbat and it is interesting
because our days get mixed up since we usually go to church on Sunday. I
definitely have to remind myself multiple times that I don’t have class the
next day!
After that we had Saturday Night Live! And this time we went
to the Schlegel’s (one of our professors) and had burgers and fries and
everything yummy! It was so good! Then, we played games and had dessert! It was
such a fun night!
After their house I totally thought I was going to be
heading off to bed. However, when we came up to our dorm, the whole group was
outside. We ended up playing a game of nighttime Sardines in the Biblical
Gardens! It was so much fun, despite the fact that my partner and I were the
only ones not to find anyone haha. But two of the three times no one found the
hiding person, so it wasn’t too bad of a track record! After that I did some
homework and went to bed!
On Sunday, we woke up and went to breakfast then went down
to the Miklat to make our lunches! I quickly got packed for our Regional
Studies hike (I love that class!) and went over to reception to meet with the
group! During the hike, we saw places like Kiriat-Yearim, a hill that
supposedly had caves from the time of Bar Kokhba, Ein Limon(Lemon Spring) which
I swam in, a British fortress, Tsuba Spring, a vineyard full of yummy grapes,
and Sataf which was another spring. It was so fun and I enjoyed every minute of
our 7 hour hike!
After the hike, we came to a restaurant as we were waiting
for the bus to pick us up and Bill treated us all to Magnum bars! They were
amazingly yummy! I think I have found the best kind even though it was just my
second!
The bus came and picked us up and took us back to the Moshav
where we actually ate a really good dinner and had really funny dinner conversations.
Once dinner was over I went back to my room to clean up
after the hike and then studied until late. Once it was late, we went over to
the classroom where our professor was hosting a football game watching party
and watched the last part of an epic Minnesota Vikings game where they won in
OT! Yay! I came back and went straight to bed! It has been a great past two
days! I’m loving my time here and keep remember how blessed I am that God has
allowed me to come and study in this amazing land!
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