Blood Drive, West Jeru, Olive Picking, and the Tower of David Museum!

So they had a blood drive here a few days ago, and I had never donated, so even though I HATE needles, I did it! After I got it done, I was feeling okay, and they made me sit down for 10 mins and eat snacks and drink juice, and so I was doing that, and all a sudden I started to get really dizzy, and then Dr. Chapman came over, and he said my face just turned completely white, and he felt my pulse and it was down to 45, and I started to black out, so I had to put my head between my knees, and then they brought me a mat and I had to lie down, it was quite embarassing since I was the only one it happened to!

Then later that night a bunch of us went down to West Jerusalem! There were some people doing hair wraps, so Koryl and I decided to get them!

Then we got delicious crepes!!

Then the next day we got to pick olives from the trees around the center! We are the only semester who gets to do this, and before we started, we had a forum on how the olive tree and the olives relate to the gospel and Christ, and it was so interesting! Then next week we get to squish them with the old olive presses we have here! But I have a whole new appreciation for olive oil now, it`s hard work to get it!

They told us all to bite into an olive! It`s flavor was total and complete bitterness!

Then today for our free day we went to the Tower of David Museum! It was like the coolest place ever and had the most beautiful view!!

We got shwarma in the old city, and it was one of the best things I have ever eaten!!!

Then we stopped by Omar`s on the way home! I have such a love-hate relationship with that store, because I love everything, but it`s all so expensive! I have already gotten a nativity, but here`s the latest thing I fell in love with! I love olive wood!