En Kerem

6 of us took a bus to En Kerem, to explore some churches and a really pretty town that our teachers told us about. It was absolutely gorgeous, I loved it so much. Picture a perfect green countryside, warm weather, hills, and wildflowers.

Now, picture the spring where tradition says Mary met Elizabeth after finding out she was to become the mother of Jesus. We reenacted the event.

Sarah and I, loving life. She is seriously so much fun.

Russian Orthodox Church

We almost didn't get in the grounds, but this really, really sweet nun opened the door for us and we had the grounds to ourselves. It was a really huge complex, and we only got reprimanded by one nun, one time. And it was seriously one of the prettiest churches I've seen.

Other events from the day included a long nature hike, picnic lunch with Phantom of the Opera music and dancing by Greg and Sarah, seeing 2 other beautiful churches-for John the Baptist and Mary and Elizabeth, and almost plummeting to my death when Nathanael leaned against my railing, which was only being supported by a piece of yarn or something even thinner. But anyway, we all made it back, exhausted but loving life.
Oh, and my gorgeous roommates, who I love very, very much.

We're off to Galilee for 10 days! Yay:)