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Our Sabbath day is on Saturdays here at the JC, which makes Sunday our free day! It was a wonderful day to explore the city. I love the days where you head out with no plans, and no agenda, only to explore and discover new places around the city. Amy, Kaleb, Tyler, and I did just that! We went to the Tower of David which is in West Jerusalem. It's kind of like an ancient fortress used to protect the city. There was a beautiful view of the city from one of the higher points around the wall. It was fun to scout around the whole place, examining every nook and cranny. After we saw everything we went out on the grass and studied for one of our midterms. (This week!) It made us really tired, so we found a little spot on the grass to take a little nap. Our eyes weren't closed for longer than 3 minutes when Tyler said, "Rivkah, just open your eyes." I looked up and saw a Roman, a fairy, and a couple of elves coming down the stairs. Then a guy started yelling at us through his megaphone, "You guys can't lie there like that!" Apparently, they were filming a movie and we were on their set. We got up and decided that naps are dumb anyway when you are in the city. We left to go explore some more. We heard that you can get on the roof tops in West Jerusalem, so we thought that would be fun to explore. It was really exciting being on top of the city. It was kind of slippery up there though. I fell down all awkwardly and dropped my camera. It wasn't that bad of a fall, but I may or may not have been slightly embarrassed. Not too long later, Amy did the same exact thing. Fell, and dropped her camera when a man had asked her to move out of the way. She was just trying to clear the way I guess. The man felt really bad and said, "I just meant for you to move, I didn't ask you to die for me."Whatever that means. We had a good laugh about our mishaps afterward. Being up on the rooftops reminded me of the movie Aladdin (a lot of things here remind me of Aladdin I guess) I think that is where Aladdin lived...up there on those rooftops. Pretty cool huh? As we were walking around, my friend Tyler said, "Wouldn't it be cool if we saw someone from the JC walking along the streets below us?" Right after that, we looked down and lo and behold -- "Hey Thomas! Look its us! Me, Tyler! and Rivkah! and Amy and Kaleb!" It was a neat little coincidence. It's kind of a big deal to be on the rooftops you know...probably.

We came back in time for dinner and began studying hard for MIDTERMS this week! It just doesn't seem right....having to test on school work when you could be in the city exploring the rooftops. Just kidding....it's good for us all, I'm sure. I love the classes here. You learn SO much. It's wonderful learning --

An Aladdin view from the rooftops!

My friend, Kaleb and I took a break and played some music. He is a very accomplished pianist. We pulled out some Christmas music for me to sing while he accompanied me. Brother Huntsman asked me if I would pick a song to sing for the Christmas concert at the end of the semester. They put it on here in the JC in the amazing auditorium that overlooks the city. I think we decided on "O Holy Night" with one verse in Hebrew to put a little twist on it. I don't know if that's weird, but I thought it would be a fun idea. We'll see how it goes. I love Christmas music so much! Is it bad if I already have the Christmas bug? It always comes early for me. Don't be mad! :)

 I hadn't done that much singing before tonight since my mission and can I just say....singing feels SO good.

I love to sing. The end.
Oh, and Jerusalem.