Final days!

        Hey so i go home in a couple days. It is a bitter sweet moment. I have made some friends, I figure I have been to over 75 different sites around the Holy Land and have a comprehensive understanding of the culture and religion. I don't think that I could have had a better time learning and gaining a greater understanding of that which is not my own. It took a couple people getting me here and I think it has been one of the coolest trips of my life.  Thanks for the support.

This is the Dome of the Rock from the Church of the Redeemer bell tower.

This is my favorite shop keeper. His name is George and shares my passion for photography. He is from Armenia and his father came over after the Armenian genocide in turkey in the 1930's. I fell in love, not with him but his work. 

This is me and Tyler at the temple sifting project. Basically we sifted material from the temple mount that was dug out and then discarded to make room for a bigger mosque. It was pretty cool I found some pottery shards from the ottoman period.

We reenacted the scene at Masada. I really like the look that Taylor is giving on the right. :)

This is the view off the back of Masada.