misc. jerusalem

I love Jerusalem! Here are just a few randoms from some recent adventures at the Center and in the city. My heart has already started to hurt a little as I think about the upcoming crossroad that will divert my path from walking in this place and with these people...but if this was the best experience of my life, it'd be the last, eh? Good times have been, but with the experiences from Jerusalem behind me, the best times are ahead.

The peaceful Garden Tomb on a springtime Sabbath afternoon

My attempt to recreate Elise's classic landmark photo, standing on the Mt. of Olives with the Kidron Valley between me and the Dome

Three cheers for Cub Scouts! Our latest activity: ship building with cardboard and duct tape.

Caleb the Cub Scout, Rachel, me, and Jess, up on the 7th floor lawn after dinner

The classic JC get-up: cargo pants/old jeans + some sort of white baggy shirt, men's v-necks are undoubtedly the most popular

The Triple Gate entrance to Solomon's Temple on a field trip last week. The Savior would have entered through these very arches

Painting at Princess Bosma - a neighboring school for disabled children. BYU kids have been painting the school's walls for the last few years, so now the halls and rooms are dominated by imaginative murals 

One of these 'staches is not like the other one!..."'Stache Greg,' affectionately called so at the JC, was one of the creative minds behind our mural. Kaitlin, the designer of this very classy 'stache collage, was another

The city that Denise and Jeni built!

Sweet Meg, me, the Dome, and the encroaching storm

Last Friday night's dinner special: yummiest sushi ever on Emek Rafaim, West J's street of eats. Emek Rafiam is a required site for visiting for one of our classes - no complaints here!

Dearest friends: Jenny C, Kev, Madi, Meg, Greg, and Addie Cakes

The Jeni's/Jenny's of the JC - so lucky to share the name with this girl

Three heavenly weeks are ahead, baby! No regrets.