Long time, no see! Or talk, I guess...sorry about that! I miss you guys and hope that all is well :)
Man, these days are super packed. Just PACKED with new sights, new smells, new everythings. This may sound silly, but it almost reminds me of when I bake chocolate chip cookies. Hear me out on this one: brown sugar. You know how you pack it down tight into the measuring cup so that you can get as much sugary greatness into your cookies as is actually allowed by the recipe? Well, my days here in Israel are full just like that. And, just like the cookies, they are full of sweet, fresh, lovely things. I wish I could share them all with you here (the experiences AND the cookies), but alas, I cannot. So, let's have coffee when I get back and we can trade summer stories! Sound good? Great!
I CAN tell you that I got to check something off of my bucket-list on Saturday. :) I went with three buddies up to Caesarea Maritima to scope out the Herodian ruins. We saw the palace, tiled bath houses, hippodrome, aqueduct and amphitheater...all Mediterranean sea-side with a breeze that tamed the Near Eastern heat. I guess you could call it beautiful, if you're comfortable with understatements. But in total, the view together with our romp in and around the massive ruins (and finally topped off with some creamy gelato), added up to one fantastic day.
And this weekend will be no less than AWESOME. Check it out - Friday: Dead Sea/Masada/Qumran/Jericho. Saturday: Galilee/Mt Tabor/Sepphoris/and wherever else we wanna GO.
One other thing, before I let y'all go. I have had such a blast doing some people watching. The details and idiosyncrasies of life here are both fascinating and rich at the same time. So many neat people I've gotten to know at the dig - I've met a friar, parents, kids, students, confused people, proud people, generous people, the people in between. I'm having a field day studying them all, and hearing their stories. And I've met many interesting people who live here - especially taxi drivers.
Okay, I got to go now, but, as always, thanks for the love and the prayers and for checkin' up on me! :)
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Sounds so wonderful Jessie!! I can't wait to hear more and to see pictures. Enjoy it all...the gelato I hear is very yummy! Is it better than gelato we have tried together over in the states? Just a reminder...write short notes to yourself so you don't forget a thing... Your adventures are just too good to miss! I want to hear it all! Love you! Your forever momma! xoxo
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ReplyDeletethe gelato is SUPER yummy, but i'm not sure it ranks much higher than what i've already had in the states. it seems to be pretty predictably amazing wherever i eat it. as for the ice cream bars, however, the middle east wins hands-down with the Magnum bars. so. good. i think we had one together with Christin when we were in the bahamas one time - i'm not sure, do you remember? love you!
Yes, Magnum bars are amazing. We did have them together once. Love you!
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