What an emotionally and physically draining week....

We had clean checks and so my bed was made and cleaned so I thought I would take picture of it because it doesnt last very long like this :) Actually it does I am usually a pretty clean roommate. This is my only space, as you can see its not very much. Its smaller than a dorm but soooooo totally worth it!

I got called as the Primary Pianist for the Jerusalem Branch, I never thought I would be in the Primary so soon but it is an awesome calling. There are about 15 children in the Primary and they all have beautiful voices and enjoy singing. I also was asked to accompany a duet that I have never heard of, but it has been fun to practice and sightread. I will be performing it for a Formal Talent Show in the center that locals are invited to.

Since we went to the Holocaust Muesuem we felt it appropiate to watch this movie. I had never seen it before but I was told to get ready to cry. Its rated "R" but we watched the Clean Flick version. Its so heart-wrenching and long!

This is King Davids Tomb. I am not sure if this is reverant to take a picture. Please dont be offended. Anyway this is only half of it because the grave is gender divided and Im of course on the womens side. Noone ever knows for sure if this is actually him but it is assumed. Jews come here and prayer as you can see the two ladies. This is King David that killed Goliath. I am actually going to see David and Goliaths battle zone on Monday and we actually get slings so that will be awesome!

This is Dormitory Abbey. It contains the crept of the body Mary. It is in memory of her. On the first floor is a chapel and in the basement in the rotunda is mosiacs of Old Testament women. It is so neat to look at and be able to identify. I feel so biblicly smart when I can do this :) It has been pouring rain the past couple weeks off and on. And actually today it snowed (okay maybe it was hail) but still! Thats an amazing feat for Israel and its so pretty and green.

This is a group of us that went to an Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra Concert. The concert was really good! The only problem was it was not in English and we had mid-terms the next day. But the last piece the played was a duet with the philharmonic orchestra and a violinist. She was amazing, she got encored 5 times. So it ended up lasting a long time!

Denise and I we are standing on Mt. Herzel by Benjamin Herzels grave. He was the founder of the Zionist Movement. The rocks on his grave are placed as a form of respect for the deceased, it is comparative to flowers in America.

This is in front of Yad Vesham, it is the Holocaust Memorial building in Israel. It really puts a big spin on the Holocaust when you are living amongest survivors and the posterity of the survivors. The tour guide of this muesum was amazing. She had a wonderful presentation and she made you think. I can not even describe to you the feeling in this building. Its a feeling of extremely somberness, a smile can not even come on to your face because of the terrible things that have occcured. One of the most thought provoking questions was, "If I were alive back then would I have done anything to stop the problem?" I sure hope I would have, but you can not know for sure. This is not my whole group, one of the girls in my group named Carrie broke her nose at the center by playing basketball. We all wore bandaids on our noses to support her.

I am so blessed for these many oppurtunities I am having!

I love you all and hope to hear how you are doing!