It is Sabbath again. It always throws me a little off guard because having church on saturday, a day after classes is not normal. It was district conference today!!! There are three branches in Israel: Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Galilee. Since it was District conference, we all met together for church. The Auditorium was so full!!! Plus, all the students were here, so it was especially full.
I attended branch choir in the morning and JC (Jerusalem center) choir in the evening. Being here and singing in all these different venues has reminded me how much I love to sing. My relationship with singing has changed over time and due to some situations in High school, I stopped singing for a while. However, on my mission and here in Israel I have come to realize how important music is to me and how much I love to sing.
Sunday, September 11th
WELCOME TO TEL AVIV!!! A few days ago, we heard that there was a group going to Tel Aviv on Sunday. We heard they were going to the beach and we were not really interested in going to the beach and we were planning on just staying in Jerusalem. However, one of our friends, Lottie, convinced us to go to because she didn't want to hang out at the beach the whole time and wanted to explore the city. So, we signed up to go.
We left at 10 am, gear and sack lunch in hand. After we arrived in Tel Aviv, we wanted to explore the city before we went and got wet and sandy. Everyone else wanted to go to the beach. We headed down to the beach to eat our lunch and we were starting to be really disappointed because no one wanted to go into the city anymore. Finally, my sister and I decided to go without everyone else. Kelly decided to come with us and we began our trek.
First we walked down the beach. Then we walked up the beach. Then we
walked into the city. We weren't finding Jaffa, which is the historic part of the city. After eating some really expensive ice cream, we walked back the way we came and met up with some of the guys in our group. They had just found a market and they gave us directions. It was the a authentic market. There was everything from fruit to VERY fresh fish to souvenirs. We bought a few things before heading back to the beach.
We went swimming and played in the sand a little bit. The beach was fantastic. White sand and warm blue water. I was glad I came to the beach and I really enjoyed my time in the water and in the sand. Half the group, including us, headed back to the JC at about 5 and got dinner there.
It was a GREAT day!
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