So despite the fact that our little study abroad started with a little vacation we did start classes yesterday. For those of you who are wondering/asked me what classes I was taking before these are my classes:
Old Testament (which will switch to New Testament in a few weeks)
Modern Near Eastern Studies- Judaism
Modern Near Eastern Studies- Palestine
Ancient Near Eastern Studies
Hebrew
and a Field Trip class
The classes are randomly spread out throughout the week to accommodate our busy schedule which is kind of nice but also a little confusing. All of the teachers except OT and the Field Trip class are taught by local professors and the reason we have two MNE classes is because it would be unfair to both the professor and the students to hear about both sides of the conflict from a biased teacher- so instead we get a completely genuine and educated opinion from both perspectives and we are encouraged to form our own opinion on the matter but never take sides. All of the teachers are wonderful so far- they're very funny and personable- especially the native teachers.
I can already tell that this semester will be a juggling act but that I will be learning a lot. My Hebrew teacher told us today that by the end of the semester (only 13 classes with her) we will be able to read the 10 Commandments in Hebrew. It will definitely be an interesting semester.
Reading about Jerusalem is definitely NOT boring!!! It sounds so amazing and I'm glad you liked the food - that would have been one of my worries too. How come you can't charge your laptop at the Jerusalem center? Do they not have electricity there? Please keep up the blogs!!! What may seem mundane to you is very facinating to us :)
ReplyDeleteI approve of this Hebrew thing!
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