October 24, 2007

Tuni Rose
Journal Article from 10/24/2007

We raced out the door this morning to get to the City of David. We watched a 3-D film about the history of the city and the importance of the all famous Hezekiah’s Tunnel. Most of us, by the end were dizzy, had a headache, or just felt plain old sick. We visited ‘area G’ the site of an archaeological dig that shows the remains of an old city. It was interesting but most of us were excited to play in the water and tunnel underground for a while.
Climbing down the stairs, we made our way through the caverns and beyond Warren’s shaft. We crouched down to enter the tunnel opening, stepping into ankle-deep, freezing cold water! It was only wide enough for us to travel single file-ducking along the way. Splashing and playing in the water got most of us soaking wet. While looking at the chisel marks and waterlines we discovered that there were sharks in the tunnel!!!!! Every time the line slowed down for pictures or anything we got attacked by man-eating sharks! Luckily, we made it to the end where Bro. Ludlow instructed us to turn off our lights and sing ‘I Am A Child of God.’ Our voices resonated throughout the tunnel and sounded beautiful. It was a fun and wet day. After the tunnel we played in the pools of Siloam and headed home to dry off.
My favorite experience thus far was riding a camel in the dark of night up the switchbacks of Sinai. The driver took me on several less traveled paths and often times I found myself basking in the light of the moon, staring up at the stars, and being alone. I wondered what it must have felt like to be Sariah, traveling through the night never to return. It made me realize a lot about myself, divinity, and the marvels of nature. When I finally got off for the 650+ step ascent I was stiff from riding but anxious to get to the top. The view from the top was well worth the effort to get there for all of us!