“I Could Really Feel Something Different”

Friday, November 14, 2014

Gosh this week has been so eventful. We went to Bethlehem on Monday!!! It. Was. Amazing!! I can’t believe it’s actually real! It is actually a city!...

“Kafias, Not Quilts?!”

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Petra, the ancient desert kingdom. Petra, the city carved of stone. We walked through a narrow slot canyon which serves as the entrance to the city....

“Every Knee Shall Bow”

Sunday, November 2, 2014

This week we experienced the second half of olive processing, the messy crushing part! It was sooo fun and such hard work! The log that was attached...

“How Can So Many Things Fit Into One Day?”

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Usually, I’m saying that sentence with pride as I’m calling my mom to report about a day in the life of a piano major. I report on the impressive amount...

"The Lord is My Shepherd"

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Today was field trip day at the Jerusalem Center! We visited Israel''s very own Biblical Landscape Reserve,  Neot Kedumim Park. Yes, it was as cool as...

Jerusalem Center

Christeen was in Israel from September to December of 2014 attending a semester abroad at Brigham Young University’s Center for Near Eastern Studies in East Jerusalem. Her adventures are chronicled below. Enjoy.