Shalom from Jerusalem - 9/9/17
Hi everyone! This is Ellie and I will be taking you through day 9 of Global Semester and day 3 in Israel/Palestine!
We started off our morning in Nazareth with a shrieking 6:30 am wake up call. After packing up our rooms and breakfast at the Sisters of Nazareth, we started our journey by bus to Jerusalem led by our bus driver, Sami, and our guide, Sa'id.
Throughout the ride, Sa'id talked about the biblical history of places we passed and discussed the current Israel/Palestine conflict. He shared his views on the one, two, and three state solutions. Sa'id shared that he believes that peace will only come once there is acceptance from both sides. On our bus ride, we also crossed an Israel/Palestine checkpoint.
Our first stop was at the sight where John baptized Jesus: the Jordan river. At the river we saw people from various cultures who had traveled here to be baptized. It was amazing to see how important this sight is to so many people. After hearing the explanation from Sa'id, some of us put our feet in the river.
After class on the bus, we arrived in Jerusalem. We started at the Mount of Olives where we saw the Church of Ascension, Gardens of Gethsemane, and the Church of All Nations. We then explored the old city and ate a delicious lunch of falafel and hummus.
Finally, we checked into the beautiful Holy Land Hotel where we rested, did homework, ate dinner, had class, and went to sleep after another amazing, jam packed day.
We started off our morning in Nazareth with a shrieking 6:30 am wake up call. After packing up our rooms and breakfast at the Sisters of Nazareth, we started our journey by bus to Jerusalem led by our bus driver, Sami, and our guide, Sa'id.
Throughout the ride, Sa'id talked about the biblical history of places we passed and discussed the current Israel/Palestine conflict. He shared his views on the one, two, and three state solutions. Sa'id shared that he believes that peace will only come once there is acceptance from both sides. On our bus ride, we also crossed an Israel/Palestine checkpoint.
Our first stop was at the sight where John baptized Jesus: the Jordan river. At the river we saw people from various cultures who had traveled here to be baptized. It was amazing to see how important this sight is to so many people. After hearing the explanation from Sa'id, some of us put our feet in the river.
After class on the bus, we arrived in Jerusalem. We started at the Mount of Olives where we saw the Church of Ascension, Gardens of Gethsemane, and the Church of All Nations. We then explored the old city and ate a delicious lunch of falafel and hummus.
Finally, we checked into the beautiful Holy Land Hotel where we rested, did homework, ate dinner, had class, and went to sleep after another amazing, jam packed day.
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