Day A
So we are now done with our first complete day, and we have many tired Americans. The time
change wasn't so hard for me, especially because i only slept two hours the night before i left and about an hour on the plane. The first night sleep was glorious and i woke up before i needed to.
So my roommate and i took a walk around the city, knowing just enough to make it back to the hotel. This is a shot of a street in the Jewish Quarter which in a few hours will be a market. The shops are all closed and you can see the locks on each set of doors. Remarkably there is no cat in this shot, they are everywhere. And my legs are getting tired from kicking.
On the right is JUC campus, looking out over East Jerusalem. This is where we eat lunch and the computer lab is under the stairs.
After breakfast we headed over to JUC which is built into the Old City walls build by Suleyman the Magnificent in the 16th century. Our professor was delayed leaving the states, he was lecturing at the Smithsonian (typical), and weather on the west coast kept him in Washington DC. We spent the first few hours orienting in the classroom, making final registration arrangements and learning some general things about our surroundings. We ate some lunch and set out for a quick (5 hr) tour of the Old City. It takes a bit of time to grasp you bearings around here, but things are coming along. The Old City is quite small and i only takes about two and a half hours to walk around the city walls.
There are so many sites to see and tell you about, but there is so little time. On the left are the remains of the Pool of Bethesda, which was covered by a Roman temple, then covered by a Christian church before being razed when Moslems took the city. Interesting.
Anyways, i need to go. i will try to get back by a machine soon
-kevin
change wasn't so hard for me, especially because i only slept two hours the night before i left and about an hour on the plane. The first night sleep was glorious and i woke up before i needed to.So my roommate and i took a walk around the city, knowing just enough to make it back to the hotel. This is a shot of a street in the Jewish Quarter which in a few hours will be a market. The shops are all closed and you can see the locks on each set of doors. Remarkably there is no cat in this shot, they are everywhere. And my legs are getting tired from kicking.
On the right is JUC campus, looking out over East Jerusalem. This is where we eat lunch and the computer lab is under the stairs.
After breakfast we headed over to JUC which is built into the Old City walls build by Suleyman the Magnificent in the 16th century. Our professor was delayed leaving the states, he was lecturing at the Smithsonian (typical), and weather on the west coast kept him in Washington DC. We spent the first few hours orienting in the classroom, making final registration arrangements and learning some general things about our surroundings. We ate some lunch and set out for a quick (5 hr) tour of the Old City. It takes a bit of time to grasp you bearings around here, but things are coming along. The Old City is quite small and i only takes about two and a half hours to walk around the city walls.
There are so many sites to see and tell you about, but there is so little time. On the left are the remains of the Pool of Bethesda, which was covered by a Roman temple, then covered by a Christian church before being razed when Moslems took the city. Interesting.Anyways, i need to go. i will try to get back by a machine soon
-kevin
posted by Kevin Kuoni | 11:58 AM
4 Comments:
Kevin,
This is an amazing way for all of us to hear about your adventures. You are doing a fine job, and it
is very much appreciated. These pictures are very good. Speaking of stone and rock, the "red house" is getting a new driveway!
Take care, lots of love, Mom
KEV!! Wow, I am so impressed with your journey. I'm so excited for you....I know you will learn a lot and have a TON of stories - thanks for sharing them! Keep the pictures coming, too. Take care buddy.
Kev, seems so amazing. I am excited to hear about it. I have much to tell you. Thinking of you.
Kevin, first off I am jealous (as you very well know). Sorry we couldn't hang out before you left; I'm buying you a beer when you get back...I want to hear about everything!
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