last week in pictures

well, i'm home. i feel weird. when i am dancing around my kitchen eating whatever i want whenever i want or driving my ancient car again, i feel happy. when i remember that three days ago, i was walking through the garden of gethsemane with good friends, i feel really sad. i already feel like the summer was a dream. i've been home two days. soon it will be a week and then a month and then a year. i am praying and hoping that i always feel as close to the experience as i do now. i feel like i need a few more posts to conclude the jerusalem summer, so look out for them this week, but for now, here are some pics from my last week in jeru. it was everything i could have asked for in a last week. it included many sunsets, city outings, pictures, a game or two of quidditch for harry potter's birthday, and reflecting on the summer. on our last day, we had a field trip where we walked to all of christ's last stops of his life and instead of listening to brother harper the whole time (which is usually how field trips go), he had us share the things we have learned and how we are going to carry them over into "regular life." it was a good way to end the semester. right before we left for the airport, we watched the sunset for the last time and recited the living christ and sang together and said our goodbyes. i feel great about how things ended. i went to jerusalem, learned more than i hoped i could, had the experience i wanted, and because of that, i am content coming home. so mostly there are just happy feelings and a very tender place in my heart for jerusalem.