Gaza Stip Documentary

It's worth your time. It's a documentary made by James Longley, who went over to Gaza in 2001, and follows the story of Mohammed Hejazi, a 13-year-old Palestinian boy. It is really an eye opener, to see the violence that occurs daily in the lives of these people. Anyways, thought you all might be interested. If you want more info on the documentary, and the story behind making it, you can go to http://www.littleredbutton.com/gaza/about.html.

Shamra's Jerusalem Blog

Okay, I accept my epic failure as a blogger. However, I want to still use this page to put up things that I have learned from my time in the Holy Land-- mostly about the Palestinian--Israeli conflict, and information I have come across about that. So hopefully some people out there are still reading my blog...I wouldn't blame any of you for being a bit skeptical when it comes to me and blogging, but I'm going to try.

For starters, there's a website one of the students from our trip put together. The website provides current information, and tries to keep people as informed as possible about the reality of the situation in the Holy Land. It's Progress4IsraelPalestine.wordpress.com. Go there!

If you didn't guess by now....

...I am back from Jerusalem. This is something I am very, very sad about, as you can see in this picture with my JC roommates and me at the airport on the way home.



I just wanted to tell all of you (2 months later...classic Shamra blogging technique..) THANK-YOU for reading my blog, being patient with my unreliable, awful blogging habits...and stay tuned (if any of you still look at this page!) because I have some ideas for this blog...

I am happy to be here in Oregon, with my friends, and a new job. And that's all I have to say about my life.

I'm Back (in purple and black, currently)

I'm back from Galilee, everyone. And there is more blogging to come. But probably not much--just a heads up. We have a lot going on the next couple weeks, and then it will be home for me. Sooo....shalom for now!

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.