Oh Jerusalem, Jerusalem. A Final Tribute

It was our last free day on Sunday, so a group of us decided to go to Tel Aviv to go swimming in the Mediterranean sea. We played volleyball on the beach,  went paddle boarding, swam in the sea, and laid out on the beach. 

We made the graffiti look good

We created a biker gang

Overall it was a great last full free day. 

A few visits of this weeks field trip included: 

The Tomb of Lazarus 

and the Church of Pater Noster

In honor of this being the last post of my study abroad I thought I would post some pictures that didn't make the first cut of blog posts. So here it is. My final tribute to Jerusalem. A visual review of my semester, in no particular order. It already makes me nostalgic and a bit sad. I have grown to love Jerusalem, and especially my fellow students. I will miss living with 78 of my friends.

Our first of 2,593 Tels. Not pictured: the actual Tel,Tel Be'er Sheva. 

Doing the ramparts walk, which is walk around the city walls

Band picture on the ramparts walk. Don't mess with us. 

First floor of the Jerusalem center

It was freezing in Istanbul, and of course I didn't have a coat. So Brother Nickle gave me his. It was only a size or two too big. 

The Blue Mosque 

Assos, Turkey

The cover photo of our upcoming album 

The church of the Nativity in Bethlehem- with McKenzie lurking

Our Galilee family. 

Nimrods castle 

We crack each other up.  

Gallipoli-with Brooke lurking 

We found this reception all set up and read to go, so we decided we would put it to good use. 

Doing the Bevan walk on Macherus in Jordan

Israeli folk dancing night 

The cisterns in Istanbul

Jerusalem FHE family photo-shoot 

Tiberius 

Dead Sea floating

The Easter Morning Garden Tomb service 

 On our last Sabbath here we took a bunch of pictures. The following are just a few of the photos

The obligatory roommate picture. I am going to miss living with these girls!

We get each others Christmas cards 

Would it even be a post if there wasn't a photo of just me and Gwen? Friends since the first night in Ashdod

"Good group"

I have absolutely loved my time here. I don't even know how to sum it up into words. I have loved the relationships I made, the testimonies I gained, and the knowledge I learned. I will miss this place and these people so much. I am so grateful for this opportunity that I had to live in the Holy Land and I know that I will never forget it! I love Jerusalem!