Oh life, you know the more I think about life the more I don't understand it. Today I said to myself I should blog, and then another voice in my head said, why? You have nothing to blog about. And then my voice came in and said really? Really? I'm living in Jerusalem and I have nothing to write about. If I can't write about something here then I shouldn't ever write.
I got 7 new facebook friends! I'm very excited, they are all girls, (sorry Chanel) they are all Muslims and they live in the West Bank. While I was in Bethlehem I had this great desire to ask a Palestinian what they think of the Isralie Palistinian conflict. (For those who remember, I often get strong desires to ask people I don't know questions I shouldn't ask. like the one time I asked the prostitute what she was looking for in life). Back to my story, while I was at Bethlehem University I found seven girls sitting together so I went up and said I don't know what I'm allowed to say to you but can I ask you a question. Long story short I found myself saying, so do you girls want to be my friends on facebook, they all laughed and then I whipped out my book and got new friends.
What else did I do this week? Um... I went to the place they believe the last supper was held, I wrote a 14 page paper on Islam.
Oh yes, I also made olive oil, I enjoyed every minute in those trees. people were commenting on how I looked like a natural, so Naturally I put on my Farm boy Jake look and worked even harder, by the time I convinced myself I was amazing I decided to get down from the tree. I don't know what happened but two feet off the ground I fell and landed on my back. I put farm boy Jake back into my pocket and walked home as just jake.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Leech me Alone!!
I went through Hezekiah's tunnel last week. (That is the tunnel that was built under the city of David to protect the water). I pranced through the tunnel and eventually found myself swimming and dipping my body under the water. I pretended I was an alligator, acting like a fourteen year old (minus the menace to others i.e. splashing people, pushing people in). Anyway I swam for a while and then realized that the water wasn't as clean as I thought. I got out and started drying off when I saw a creature that looked leechy on the ground. I said to myself, boy that looks like a leech, I should take a picture with it pretending that I have a leech on me. I tried to take a picture to no avail. Later I realized leechy thing was truly a leech. How did I find that out? Well the epiphany came when I pulled up my pant leg and saw one trying to suck off my leg. (If you don't have a visual then pretend walking in on lane kissing his girl friend, minus the girlfriend and adding my leg). I got it off and in my frustration I yelled at it, as though it understood. After I yelled at it I did the routine body check starting with places I've had leeches before and ending on places that I didn't care so much about. After the body check I heard a male senior couple whisper to his wife, "serves him right". You know what, I guess in many ways it did serve me right; I'm not even mad, why? Because I got a leech in Jerusalem. When was the last time you met someone that got leeches in Jerusalem!!!! Touché Jake (the crowed comments)
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
You Call me Crazy; I call myself Jake!
Sadly this week was a week for school and ping pong tournaments (oh and volley ball). I got organized and caught up on the things I need to and now I’m preparing for next week’s midterms. Don’t be fooled even though I’m trying to study, this semester won’t turn out like any semester before. To be honest shooting for average seems more my style anyway.
I went out into the city a few times; once I went to the western Wall for a Bar Mitzvah. What did I learn there? Well while I was there a friend pointed out that all 12-15 year old boys are the same. They were poking each other, laughing at girls, playing pranks, and making fun of tourists. After I went to the Bar Mitzvah I went to the Dome of the Rock. (Kind of a big deal). It was pretty amazing, I wish I would have enjoyed it more than I did, but I found myself trying to figure out how to get inside. (I’ll never get inside because I found a talk yesterday from 1989 from my good man Elder Holland about resecting Jerusalem, my heart has been changed). Later on in the week we went to the Western Wall for the last day of Sukkot called Hoshana Rabbah. There were thousands of Jews beating a bundle of five willow branches on the ground praying to God to bless the upcoming raining season.
We also went to the city and went to an Armenian Church service in the old city; it was a beautiful building, and nice people.
That’s what happened this week! I’ve loved it. I need to get out more, I need to be more effective on my homework, but I guess if we’re going to sit around wishing for things then I wish for the ability to have ultimate balance. You might think I’m stupid for writing that but imagine what you could do with ultimate balance, oh wait you can’t imagine it because the possibilities are endless.
Also there is a rumor going around about me being engaged. Well… instead of easing the minds of the few who really care I decided to be like Carley Simon and make you pay to find out the true answer. She Got $30,000 from an ESPN producer to find out who the song “you’re so vain” is about. I can’t imagine getting 30,000 but I was hoping mom would give me 10 bucks!!
Start the bidding at $1!!!
I don't feel there's enough in this blog to get mom to write me and tell me to grow up so to dispel the rumor of maturing Jake I have to say one thing. My body just got on a bathroom schedule. It sounds like a great thing but I’m not sold on the idea. I don't know what's better, knowing that WW3 is coming every morning or enjoying the element of surprise. Oh Jerusalem, I'm starting to understanding the conflict; I never realized how personal it was.
I went out into the city a few times; once I went to the western Wall for a Bar Mitzvah. What did I learn there? Well while I was there a friend pointed out that all 12-15 year old boys are the same. They were poking each other, laughing at girls, playing pranks, and making fun of tourists. After I went to the Bar Mitzvah I went to the Dome of the Rock. (Kind of a big deal). It was pretty amazing, I wish I would have enjoyed it more than I did, but I found myself trying to figure out how to get inside. (I’ll never get inside because I found a talk yesterday from 1989 from my good man Elder Holland about resecting Jerusalem, my heart has been changed). Later on in the week we went to the Western Wall for the last day of Sukkot called Hoshana Rabbah. There were thousands of Jews beating a bundle of five willow branches on the ground praying to God to bless the upcoming raining season.
We also went to the city and went to an Armenian Church service in the old city; it was a beautiful building, and nice people.
That’s what happened this week! I’ve loved it. I need to get out more, I need to be more effective on my homework, but I guess if we’re going to sit around wishing for things then I wish for the ability to have ultimate balance. You might think I’m stupid for writing that but imagine what you could do with ultimate balance, oh wait you can’t imagine it because the possibilities are endless.
Also there is a rumor going around about me being engaged. Well… instead of easing the minds of the few who really care I decided to be like Carley Simon and make you pay to find out the true answer. She Got $30,000 from an ESPN producer to find out who the song “you’re so vain” is about. I can’t imagine getting 30,000 but I was hoping mom would give me 10 bucks!!
Start the bidding at $1!!!
I don't feel there's enough in this blog to get mom to write me and tell me to grow up so to dispel the rumor of maturing Jake I have to say one thing. My body just got on a bathroom schedule. It sounds like a great thing but I’m not sold on the idea. I don't know what's better, knowing that WW3 is coming every morning or enjoying the element of surprise. Oh Jerusalem, I'm starting to understanding the conflict; I never realized how personal it was.
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