Tonight was really nice....we did a bit of Israeli dancing. A man came and led us in several dances and then ended with some Macarena. I think I'm gonna have to do a bit of this at my wedding one day. ha ha. It was sooo fun. I'm kinda sick right now and so I was a bit off, but I just couldn't stop. We did a big circle...then we'd come running into the center and do a little shimmying out....ha ha. Dancing does me a lot of good. It helps me to relax and get a bit of spunk out of my system.
Last night we had a Seder dinner, a traditional Easter dinner and it was really neat. I was in one of the singing groups. We all had a little story book of the Exodus that we read throughout the night. They had us do a ceremonial silent hand-washing and also eat flat bread and bitter herbs.
We have a few finals next week and we'll be starting New Testament. Last night our assignment was to read 23 chapters in the Old Testament... oh wow.
Today was also Lisa, a faculty member's daughter's birthday. They asked us to help paint nails and do hair. I loved looking around at these cute 10 year-olds who were glowing as a college girl was curling their hair.
We're going to go to the Holocaust Museum this week and so we've been studying all about it. We also learned about the dedicatory prayer that Orson Hyde did when he came here back 1841. He dedicated Jerusalem to be built up again as gather place for the tribe of Judah and for a temple to be built here. The Orson Hyde Gardens (that's the official name that it is recognized as) are just a few blocks from the Jerusalem Center. It was a really incredible class. It makes me want to dive into church history.
Hope all is well. Feel free to write me. -Synth
Last night we had a Seder dinner, a traditional Easter dinner and it was really neat. I was in one of the singing groups. We all had a little story book of the Exodus that we read throughout the night. They had us do a ceremonial silent hand-washing and also eat flat bread and bitter herbs.
We have a few finals next week and we'll be starting New Testament. Last night our assignment was to read 23 chapters in the Old Testament... oh wow.
Today was also Lisa, a faculty member's daughter's birthday. They asked us to help paint nails and do hair. I loved looking around at these cute 10 year-olds who were glowing as a college girl was curling their hair.
We're going to go to the Holocaust Museum this week and so we've been studying all about it. We also learned about the dedicatory prayer that Orson Hyde did when he came here back 1841. He dedicated Jerusalem to be built up again as gather place for the tribe of Judah and for a temple to be built here. The Orson Hyde Gardens (that's the official name that it is recognized as) are just a few blocks from the Jerusalem Center. It was a really incredible class. It makes me want to dive into church history.
Hope all is well. Feel free to write me. -Synth
2 comments:
Hi Synth,
I hope you're feeling better now. The dancing sounds like it was awesome. I love to dance and don't do nearly enough of it. I'll write you a letter this week. Love ya,Sandra
Wow, awesome pictures.... Hope you are feeling better. Love to see what you are up to.
MOM
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