View of Hadassah hospital and health science center/dental school from a trail up in the hills

Getting a demo of making dentures from a dental Lab in the center of Jerusalem, all in hebrew-but still very educational

Dental student double checking his work before letting his pt go. Notice the little guy on her back. There is a program for Ethiopian immigrants to get free dental work while they transition to life in Israel

Great breat shop across from the dorms. Cheap, fresh and warm...can't ask for much more.

Dome of the Rock



Running through old city in Jerusalem early morning
















Moms new "mediterranean" diet,

gettin silly with hats at gas station,

















Dinner with Manns on the holiday Shavout











Western Wall in Jerusalem

Hanging tree in Jaffa

Sunrise over Sea of galilee














5:30am start for bike ride around sea of galilee: 37 miles












Mens bathroom sign (To be a real man you have to smoke...)

Looking at Tel Aviv from Jaffa














Walking in the artist area of Jaffa
















Dinner: this was the appetizer, hummus, cooked eggplant topped with tahina, breaded and lightly fried cauliflower and Shushuka (eggs over easy in a tomato sauce), and pitas --- all tasty as can be












Mom buying art from an artist in jaffa: Ilan Hasson. When mom said "i'll go on your website and look at everything to know what I want", the artists said grinning: "why look at website, you are here in my website, you like you buy..its simple, don't make it complicated"

Entrance to damascus gate















Calvary
















Garden tomb














Muslim street venders

Orson Hyde garden on Mount of Olives
View of Golden Gate

Church of all nations --mount of olives
In muslim quarter of old city

Doing some dentistry in a nursing home

Sacrament meeting at BYU Jerusalem Center with old city in background

View of BYU JC

BYU JC

Here you go Gunnar: The first "lego guy in picture" of a liberty bell made out of Legos on my layover in Phily. can you see him?

First night

aaaahhh... Falafal


Nice to see the art of "soaking" is used by my fellow roomates

can you say "yum" in hebrew... me neither