"home"

so....my living space.....

we live in a building built in 1517 A.D. and it's freaking awesome! some of the doorways are so low that people taller than me have to duck to get through. yet another reason why it's good to be short.

the walls and are made out of huge limestone bricks, so as you bump into them, white powder coats your arms and shoulders. and it's either super warm inside, or freezing from the wind. the floors and stairways are made from stone too....but tehy've been so trampled and mopped and things that there's no powdery residue coating the feet.

there's access to the roof, so we went up there last night to watch sundown over the old city of jerusalem. it's only about a two minute walk from here into jaffa gate so guess where we go in our down time?

showering is quite the experience......more like cleaning with a hose than anything else.....but at least it's available 24-7.

there's also a fantastic outdoor area......a great lounge to play nertz (yes.....there's a half dozen people here who worship the game....including my prof.....so we'll be playing)

and everything on the computer i'm using is in hebrew.....so it's fun to try and figure out "google search" or "sign in" in hebrew.......


well....it's 6:45 and i'm off for breakfast...followed by a walk through the old city. enjoy your evenings there in the states!