Highlights from the first 36 hours

1. Arriving to Israel on the tail of the worst storm in over a decade, meaning that we arrived to a snowy Jerusalem!
2. Moving into our apartments in Beit Safafa, which are WAY nicer than my campus apartments. Sorry SPU!
3. Taking a driving tour of Jerusalem.
4. Standing on the Mount of Olives, looking down into the Old City and the Garden of Gethsemane.
5. Seeing the Dome of the Rock, even from afar, for the first time.
6. Proximity: seeing the proximity of the Jewish and Palestinian settlements, literally across the street from one another.
7. Driving past the Knesset.
8. Taking a walking tour of our neighborhood.
9. Having the best Middle Eastern lunch of couscous, lamb, chick peas, humus, and pita.
10. Looking out at Bethlehem from our apartment window this morning while sipping coffee.