Blog Soon to be Private

Okay everyone. I'm going to privatize my blog. There was a not good incident a few days ago with someone who was contacted through the sort of information I've been posting. SO-- I NEED EVERYONE'S EMAIL ADDRESS. Just put it as a comment on this blog, and I will add you to the list. This will be happening soon...so comment soon! Also, check out my blogs below this. I've done a lot of posting today...they're good posts, I promise!

Jordan Blog...(if anyone has other title suggestions...)

Okay, first stop, Mt. Nebo, where Moses held up the Brazen Serpent. Then....Petra!!! etra was absolutely incredible. It was recently added as one of the wonders of the world, and is spectacular. It’s an ancient Nabatean city (originally), but the Romans and Byzantines also built there. The treasury was particularly stunning—it was carved out of the rock in a Romanesque style, and is massive. The colors in the rock added to the beauty—there were vivid blues, purples and reds stratified throughout the structure. We also got to see ruins from a Roman temple (called the Great Temple) and a monastery we had to hike up to. It was totally worth the million stairs we had to climb—the monastery appeared out of nowhere as we reached the top and was breathtaking. There was also a great view! After that, we went to the palace, which the Nabateans built for Pharaoh and his daughter, and explored the Great Temple, built by the Romans, We also went to a Byzantine church with amazing mosaics, and to top the day off, I rode out of Petra on a horse! The pictures are as follows:


This is at the Treasury--the statue was all the way eroded. Except for his abs.


This is our whole group outside Petra. My friend was too cheap to buy the picture, so she took a picture of the picture. :)


We're jumping for joy outside of Petra!


Me and some friends on the top of Mt. Nebo


Obelisk tombs in Petra


The canyon on the way into Petra


The Monastery we hiked up to


Spelling out Jordan in Jordan...haha....


Okay everyone...happy now??

A Nutty Adventure.

My roommate is obsessed with nuts. We went out in a storm to get some. I got really wet. It was fun. End of story.

The Happiest Day of My Life...

(...so far)

I held a thousand year old book!!! I touched it with my own hands! It was one of those moments where I got all tingly, my face turned red, I semi- hyperventilated because it was such an incredible moment!! It took a while to get to the point where we could see the library where these books where housed. The library belongs to a Palestinian woman, whose family has owned all the books for generations. We looked everywhere for this place in the Old City, and fortunately (with the help of some neighborhood boys) found her house, and made an appointment to see the books. We were really lucky, since it's been very difficult for anyone to see them, even our proffessor who has lived here. Anyways, one of the books was a Koran from the 8th century, a notice issued by Suleiman's wife, and a book detailing the Sultan Saladin's triumphs during the third crusade. We got to look through the books, and pick them up. I still can't believe it!

I'm Back!!

Okay, let me first say, in this series of blogs to come about Jordan, this was by far the best trip I've taken since I've been here in Israel. I absolutely LOVED everything in Jordan. So my blogging will be hopefully be much, much better than Egypt. I will have some more specific blogs very soon. Love you all!

Jordan!

I can't come up with a more clever blog name. Sorry. I'll be there for the next four days. So enjoy your week everyone, because I'll most certainly be enjoying mine!


P.S. Watch Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade if you want to see where I'm going!