GALILEE!! (First Week)

SO sorry for the lack of posting, but I was in Galilee for ten days. I couldnt post in Galilee: 1. because I was having the time of my life and 2. the internet was absolutely terrible. This post will only be the first week and I will do another post for the second week.

First Day: Woke up at 5:30 and we headed off to Galilee at around 6:30! We first went to Bet Shean, which is a huge city that is part of the 10 cities of the Decapolis and is very important because of its location in the country and how big it was! Then we went to Nazareth which was very cool! )Look at pics from last Galilee trip for Nazareth) Then we went to Mt. Arbel which gives you a very beautiful view of the Sea of Galilee! Then we arrived at Ein Gev and swam in the sea and then at dinner and I chilled with the students by the beach at night. Very fun day, but very, very hot!!

My Dad giving a presentation! :)

Cute little Melia with her backpack at Bet Shean

Beth Shean

With Natalie :)

View from Mt. Arbel

First little view of the beautiful sunset

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Day 2: Chilled on the beach and swam for a long time and had lots of fun relaxing! Wow, what a life!

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Day 3: Went on the Sea of Galilee fieldtrip with the students. We first went on a boat ride across the sea and it was soo nice! Then we went to the Mt. of Beatitudes and it was really nice and I had some great pondering time, trying to memorize the Beatitudes. Then we went to St. Peter's Primacy which was very nice and it was right by the water and the water was sooo perfect. Then we went to Capernaum, a pretty important city! Where Jesus definitely walked! :)

On the Jesus boat yet again!

I love my family! <3

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The wonderful sisterhood of our family! :)

Walking on the same water that Jesus did.

"Like Peter, we all fall, we all have to watch our step, we all need to focus on our Lord and Saviour. He will help guide us and make sure CAN'T fall"

-Joe Ludlow :)

Day 4 Thursday
 I chilled all day at the beach and did basically nothing. There was still a very beautiful sunset (like always) and I have hung out with the students near the beach every single night, so much fun!!

Another beautiful sunset!

Family Time!

Lots of fun with the students!

Day 5 (Friday)
Chilled yet again and did basically nothing, but still had lots of fun!


Day 6 (Sabbath)
Chilled in the morning and read scriptures and wrote in my journal. Then we went to church in Tiberias and it was great, then we went to the Yardenit baptismal site.

Gingerbread Houses

So as another one of our amazing summer activities some students wanted to make gingerbread houses and they came over and made them and had lots of fun and it was lots of fun! Good times! :)

Dwight and Devery

Augusta Victoria Hospital Tower!

Marissa making her own house

Marissa amazing gingerbread house!

Marissa made this amazing flower!

Melia and David Burbidge :)

The Dome of the Rock!

Josh's huge Gingerbread hotel!

The Garden Tomb

Melia and Tacy with their Garden Tomb invention!

An ampitheater!

Melia with all of the amazing Gingerbread inventions! :)

Good times! :)

Happy 4th of July!

So being in Israel, this country doesn't really celebrate the fourth of July! But we do! :) At the beginning of the day, I just chilled with my family, then some students came over and made some cakes for our party which we had after our barbecue in the Oasis (Jerusalem Center Cafeteria) and we played minute to win it games and that was tons of fun and then we got to eat the cake! It was really delicious then all of a sudden everything turned into a dance party and that was tons of fun!

Making the Cakes :)

American food?

I have such amazing parents! :)

So much fun, singing the Star Spangled Banner while the candles were flaring! Special Moment :)

The Cake!

I love my life what a wonderful Fourth of July!

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Lots of Summer Fun! :)

So Summer in Jerusalem is absolutely amazing!!! There is so much to do and so much fun and the students are so much fun! I have been doing a lot of fun things (sorry for the little lack of posting) But life is really good and I am doing lots of good, fun things!

A Mural that we painted down at the playground in the Jerusalem center, very beautiful, of the Galilee :)

Sneetches on the Beaches :) So my sisters and a few students and people from her Primary class performed the Dr. Seuss Sneetches of the Beaches!

The students coming over to make cookies!!

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Tons of fun and love

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Supper pretty girls and my beautiful Mom!

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Sunday, July 1st! We went to Tel Aviv with the Slight family from the Tel Aviv branch and The Voglemans from our branch and it was tons of fun and it was great to get closer to the girls that are me and Josh's ages.

But then.... there was not exactly summer fun :( Marissa was jumping on the trampoline and came down right on her ankle, completely twisted :( It was a really sad moment and it kind of changed the mood of all of us. The next day we took her to a hospital and had her checked, but it was while me and Josh were on the Bethlehem fieldtrip with the students :) But she fractured her fibula :( Not the best thing ever, but she is getting a lot of attention which should be good for her :)

Signing time!

:) The students love her!

:)