Home Sweet Home

Time is one of the strangest things ever. I can't believe how fast this semester has gone. One of my friends said of our time in Jerusalem that the days feel like weeks and the weeks feel like days. That is so true! We did so much and made enough memories for a lifetime, but it is over so soon. And now I'm back home in Preston. It's so nice to be home, especially for the holidays but I'm also feeling a little homesick for my home in Jerusalem.

The last week we went on a field trip walk of the last week of the Savior's life. It was a very fitting way to end our experience there. Many of the place that we went I had been to before on my own (with at least 2 other people of course), but it was nice to be there one final time in the order that Jesus was there for His last week. Our last day in the city we went to our favorite places one last time and said goodbye to the city. Thirty hours of traveling later, I was back in the States.

This was the most amazing incredible experience I've ever had. I hope I never forget it. I made the greatest friends, did the most incredible things, and grew closer to my Savior than I ever thought I would. I'm so glad that I came back during the Christmas season when I can honor His birth, remember His life and teachings and especially His Atonement and Resurrection. I have a very strong mental image of His life in my head. I love that. I'm going to miss being there so much. But I love being home with my family now, and I'm so grateful for the experiences that I had.