Headed to Egypt!
Tomorrow morning I will be leaving for Egypt. We will be there for the next week and I am sure that I will have great pictures when I get back. This past week has been packed with many exciting things. The Pope has been living next door all week so we have had soldiers on the side of our building. They were protecting the Pope but one of the guys made a flyer that said "Thanks for protecting us from the Pope" and gave it the the soldiers. So don't worry we are in good hands here :)
Tomorrow morning I will be leaving for Egypt. We will be there for the next week and I am sure that I will have great pictures when I get back. This past week has been packed with many exciting things. The Pope has been living next door all week so we have had soldiers on the side of our building. They were protecting the Pope but one of the guys made a flyer that said "Thanks for protecting us from the Pope" and gave it the the soldiers. So don't worry we are in good hands here :)
We also had a few great visitors last Tuesday. Governor Huntsman and Attorney General Mark Shurtliff and their party ate dinner with us and then provided our forum. The week was also full of classes and our first midterm. We are all looking forward to a great vacation in Egypt! Here is a little update on a few of the things I did last week.
It is hard to believe that another week has gone by. On Sunday we went to Ien Kerem which it the town just east of Jerusalem where John the Baptist was born. It was nice to get away from the populated streets of Jerusalem and visit this quite little town. The landscape was beautiful and we were able to go up and hike up a few trails on the hillside. 
Idaho girls! Kristen, Amy, and Rachelle are from Bosie so we tried to recreate Idaho in our picture so if you look really hard you might be able to see why we look so funny.
This is at Mary's Spring. It would be a great watering hole except for the fact that there is a big sign warning that the water is not safe to drink!
So I can't figure out why this picture will not go the right way but oh well. I have officially been to the lowest city as well as the oldest city in the world. That's right, we went to Jericho! This is my friend Ashley as we began out day at this great city.
Do you see anything wrong with this sign? If not read it again! This has to be one of my favorites so far.
This is up on the side of a cliff that we climbed to the Monastery of Temptation. This is where they say Satan tempted Jesus to turn the rocks to bread. It was amazing how they built out from some caves and made this monastery. This is looking out on the city of Jericho. And you my look at what I wearing and think that it was cold. Wrong, it was very hot but we had to have long sleeves going into the monastery and wear a scarf over our heads. Don't get the wrong idea, it is warm here :)
Here we have all of the students in the program. 79 in Total! These are the people I spend all of my time with, and I mean ALL of my time. These people are wonderful and it is amazing how one can make best friends in a matter of days and weeks when you spend 24/7 with them! After the sites in Jericho the bus dropped us off at this location and I never caught exactly where we were. Where ever it was it was an amazing sight to see!
It is Shabbot again! After church today we went to the Garden of Gethsemane. We went into a quiet garden that they keep locked next to the main site where all of the tourists go. It was nice to take some time to ponder the atonement and the sacredness of this location. 
Idaho girls! Kristen, Amy, and Rachelle are from Bosie so we tried to recreate Idaho in our picture so if you look really hard you might be able to see why we look so funny.This is at Mary's Spring. It would be a great watering hole except for the fact that there is a big sign warning that the water is not safe to drink!So I can't figure out why this picture will not go the right way but oh well. I have officially been to the lowest city as well as the oldest city in the world. That's right, we went to Jericho! This is my friend Ashley as we began out day at this great city.Do you see anything wrong with this sign? If not read it again! This has to be one of my favorites so far.This is up on the side of a cliff that we climbed to the Monastery of Temptation. This is where they say Satan tempted Jesus to turn the rocks to bread. It was amazing how they built out from some caves and made this monastery. This is looking out on the city of Jericho. And you my look at what I wearing and think that it was cold. Wrong, it was very hot but we had to have long sleeves going into the monastery and wear a scarf over our heads. Don't get the wrong idea, it is warm here :)Here we have all of the students in the program. 79 in Total! These are the people I spend all of my time with, and I mean ALL of my time. These people are wonderful and it is amazing how one can make best friends in a matter of days and weeks when you spend 24/7 with them! After the sites in Jericho the bus dropped us off at this location and I never caught exactly where we were. Where ever it was it was an amazing sight to see!
It is Shabbot again! After church today we went to the Garden of Gethsemane. We went into a quiet garden that they keep locked next to the main site where all of the tourists go. It was nice to take some time to ponder the atonement and the sacredness of this location. 
4 comments:
Thank you for the update. You do a great job blogging and we all feel a little bit apart of what you get to do. MOM
Wow! Sounds like it has been a fantastic week. Have so much fun in Egypt!
HAve fun in Egypt. THis is fun for me to learn some things while you are over there. THanks for sharing.
Heather! It looks like you are having so much fun! I'm so jealous you are going to all those amazing places. Keep enjoying yourself love you!
~Mallory
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