I'm HERE!!!

So I'm finally here, it's actually day two. I didn't think jet lag would be that bad and that I would get over it pretty fast but this is false. I have never been so tired in my life. I can't seem to keep my eyes open but I have to if I want to get over this. I can't let myself fall asleep before tonight. Can I just say it's amazing to be in such a religious city! It's great to be somewhere where everyone believes in a God and has a strong faith and follows it and loves, lives, and enjoys having it in their lives. In this country of turmoil and conflict they all have one thing in common and that they all believe in God. In the BYU Jerusalem center we have a very good mixture of muslims, Jews, Christians, and LDS. I thought that of course everyone here would be LDS just like it is at all the other BYU's but its not that way at all the one LDS people are our religion professors and the service couple here. Everyone else is from Israel and is part of different religions. It's great to see and watch and Palestinians and Israelites can work together to make this wonderful program for us students. It's already amazing and I haven't really seen anything yet. I just love the fact that I woke up this morning to the "Call to Prayer" and walked out onto my patio and watched the sun rise over the Dome of the Rock. I didn't even care that it was 4 in the morning because it was totally worth it. I'll post pictures later when I can get to internet cafe. Anyways I love it here, I love the country, the people, the students, and the staff here. Everything is just perfect and it's going to be the most amazing and life experience! If you would like to be added to my email list to receive more detailed information, just make a comment and let me know and I'll be sure to email you!