Jerusalem!!!

After flying for I have no idea how long, we finally made it to JERUSALEM!! It's beautiful here and very hot. It cools off at night like Boise. There are hills everywhere and tons of rocks. We haven't gone out into the city at all yet but we will tomorrow.

The plane ride was a blast. We sat in alphabetical order and I was by some guys from Driggs and Sugar City, one of them that I knew before this trip. It was so fun. I had to pee like a race horse when we landed in New York. We were delayed leaving Salt Lake so our plane in NY couldn't pull into the gate because the other plane was there. I was dying and afraid of peeing my pants! The pilots kept announcing we would be there soon and that we needed to stay in our seats. The guys kept telling me I should just get up and go but I was too scared. Finally, with determination, I said "All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage." And I got up and sprinted to the back of the plane. I climbed in the door just as the flight attendant said to stay in your seats. As I peed the pilot made another stay in your seats announcement but I was too happy about finding relief that I didn't care. I heard the flight attendant turn a few others away and I felt bad for them. Then on the flight to Jerusalem, the second I got into the bathroom to pee again the pilot turned on the seat belt sign and said to stay in your seats. I have the worst of luck when it comes to peeing. We saw a guy in Jerusalem peeing in the middle of a park on this random white thing. He was out in the wide open. Maybe I'll just do that next time...

The Jerusalem Center is one of the most beautiful buildings in the entire world! It has gorgeous views and open patios everywhere! I can lay in bed with the sliding glass door open and stare at the Temple of the Rock. It's amazing at night! And the breeze just flows through the doors and cools everything off. There's four of us living in one room and my roommates are great. They french braided my hair tonight. Oh goodness it felt soooo good to shower and brush my teeth. I don't even remember the last time that happened... This is kind of weird, but the water in the shower smelt soo good. I don't know why. It was kind of like a fresh water spring or filtered or something incredible like that.

I just can't believe how beautiful of a building I'm living in! It's breathtaking and feels like a dream. Maybe that feeling is just coming from lack of sleep...I'm not sure... Hopefully I'll get to post some pictures soon. Tomorrow we are heading to the Old City and get to walk all over there. I can't wait to see it all. This still doesn't seem real, well the classes do. We're already swamped with homework. I can't wait to get into the hospitals for clinical.