The day you have all been waiting for has arrived and passed. Midterms are over, done , finished. I never have to worry about taking another midterm in any of these classes. However, I guess there are the finals to worry about. Does the madness ever end? Unfortunately, I have to say no, not for another two years at least. And then I will spend my life creating tests and grading them. What am I thinking? Haha. My midterms didn’t go horribly if you don’t look at Old Testament. I got A’s in both Hebrew and Judaism. Life can’t get any better than that.
It was amazing to realize that I no longer had to stay inside of the Jerusalem Center to study and nothing else. The anticipation I had to leave was unbearable. It didn’t help that I had class until four o’clock in the afternoon. Luckily, I found a few people who were willing to go up to Hebrew U with me. I ended up taking them on a slight adventure, however. I can officially say that I have walked around the entire Hebrew U campus. How many people do you know who can say that? I ended up getting a Coke Zero and Tangy Mike N Ikes while we were there. Mike N Ikes have to be one of my favorite candies. They are just delightful. J I have also missed eating them. Once I sent a five pound back of Mike N Ikes to someone, but that is a whole other story! It was so nice to get out of the center and stretch my legs and laugh and talk and do something other than hole up in a study room for hours! It was a relief. My fun in the outside world was cut short, however. Dinner was calling my name.
We had the most amazing chocolate mousse in the entire world tonight. It was rich and dark. Yum. I wouldn’t mind if they served that every night. The food here is still good. They have a lot of variety, but at the same time, the also serve the same foods during lunch. Like, every Thursday we have falafels and every Friday we have cold-cuts. Those days are my favorites, actually! I am sure most people here would actually agree on that.
My evening was eventful. Our volleyball tournament finally started! I am part of a team with Morgan, Amber, Josiah, Angela, Matt, and Krystalee. We call ourselves the Samaritans. Well, we were actually given that name, but it has definitely grown on me! We didn’t end up winning…which was bummer but we did have a lot of fun, and it was really close! We will get those Hyksos next time! They had better watch their backs. I may or may not get a little into these games. It’s just a lot of fun to do active things with a bunch of crazy college kids. After the game was over, I played the piano for over an hour. It was so nice to play the piano and sing. That is one thing I have really missed. Of course, these little uprights in no way compare to the Baby Grand at home, but they get the job done.
There is a lot on the agenda for tomorrow. None of it involves studying. It is hard for me to believe that! I will be able to leave the J.C. again. And there will be cold-cuts for lunch! Nothing is better than that. Haha. Jerusalem is still as amazing as ever. I am so thankful to be here; I wouldn’t give up these experiences for anything in the world.
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