The Holy Land

I am in Jeruslaem!!! Im here for the WHOLE summer on study abroad! The 18 hours of flying was super long and boring... for some reason I had a really hard time falling asleep?  Which was really strange considering I'd gotten 45 min of sleep the night before! Ive met a TON of people! Everyone is so so nice and seems just happy and genuine. We landed in Telavi and took the hour drive to Jerusalem! It is so beautiful! Jerusalem is up on the top of the mountains and you drive up a canyon to get there. People have been living here for ages so there are old terraces carved into the hills and lots of white rock! Once you get to Jerusalem you come to the top of a hill and all of a sudden you can see the Old City! The Dome on the Rock.. the cemetery... the white square houses and buildings all around it on the hills, some with red roofs.. awe its gorgeous!
We got settled in the Jerusalem Center which is also amazing! It terraces down Mount Scopus/ the Mount of Olives! My roommates are Rachel, Ashley, and Abby they seem super nice! Our bedroom window looks straight across to the Dome on the Rock! It looks like a picture! It's so amazing! We get to go out tomorrow! I can't wait! The Center (where we are living) is all white stone with huge arch ceilings and doorways! I cant wait to show you pictures! The "cafeteria" is not really a cafeteria... they had like halibut and gourmet food! It's called the Oasis and pretty sure Im in heaven! Everyone has been so exhaused! We have been forced to stay awake to help us get adjusted faster... I just want a hot shower and my bed...
We have been "blocked" from using facebook, utube, twitter, skype, and uploading/downloading pictures so I cant show you any yet, I guess it's because the internet will go into overload... it just cant handle pictures, lame... But here is the solution! Hebrew University is pretty close though, I'm going to go over there soon and post pictures, yes be excited haha