Metaphors & Medicine

"If anyone needs to take a shower, there's hot water." You don't hear that every morning living in the states! Now if I was staying in a refugee camp, this would be so much worse, but thankfully I am not. The only difference here is water runs out a lot quicker than it does in the states. Jet lag finally got to me by 3 p.m. this afternoon and I was falling asleep on the couch I was sitting on. However, it is 2 a.m. and I'm still awake, determined to show you my adventures today! If you get bored of me talking about the BEAUTIFUL weather here, which you probably will, I apologize ahead of time. But it is SO BEAUTIFUL. I'm not going to lie, during the day it is dry and hot, but once it hits 6 ot 7 p.m., you can start to feel the evening breeze and it makes you feel bad for hating the heat in the first place. When I looked at the rainy and gloomy forecast back in my Wisconsin town and compared it to the endless sunshine forecast here, I was thankful I was ...

Hello wonderful readers! I haven't posted on here in a few months but I am making a comeback that I hope will make up for it! In case you couldn't tell by the title, I am going to tell you all about my trip to Palestine that is happening from now until the next two months! It's definitely an exciting time and there's so much I think people should learn about it! I probably won't be able to blog everyday or either every other day, but I will definitely do my best. So let's start the journey.... Yesterday our plane took off and let me tell you that it definitely did not hit me that I was going back even after I was off the ground! But the city lights were beautiful and the last sight of America that I saw before heading out was a good contrast to what I would see when I'd land. In order to get to Palestine, we need to stop in Jordan first (the country right next to Pali) so we can then cross the borders by bus. This is another tragic result of th...