This week has been really crazy with school and everything, but we pulled through it! As a brief summary of the week, we went on a field trip on Monday and saw the road from Jerusalem to Jericho (which is referred to in the parable of the Good Samaritan) which is in the middle of a rocky, hot desert. It was just was a desert should be! We also saw Jericho and the excavations there, including a watchtower that is dated to 9000 BC! That's so old! It's a little crazy.
Thursday we had Passover dinner, which took a long time but was super interesting. We ate parsley with salt water, the parsley representing the harvest and the salt water representing Israel's tears in bondage, unleavened bread, charoset which is dates with nuts, apples, cinammon and few other things (which I got to help make!) and represents the mortar that the Israelits built with in Israel, and a few other things besides. It was a really cool cultural experience.
Also, as Neil informed everyone the first week here, Sept 28, yesterday, was World Rabies Day! Surprise! Betcha didn't know that! And let me tell you, we celebrated here. Neil and Shawn put foam on their faces to represent frothing at the mouth and they had a Rabies Day party where they pinned the eye on the 'coon and chased, caught and bit everyone in sight (I was lucky enough to not be bitten. I am still as of yet uncontaminated. Phew.). I did not participate because honestly I don't really feel like Rabies Day is worth celebrating. But that's just me.
I don't know if I've mentioned this, but I got a calling! I am the Valient 10 girls teacher, which sounds very nice but is secretly crazy! Primary is pretty crazy here and it is really a growing experience taking care of everyone. I respect parents so much more now.
