i can hear the bells

mostly because i'm playing them.

on sunday i played hymn duets on the carillon (click here to see what it is) that sounds out over almost the whole city of jerusalem. is it too late to become a carilloneur? and can i fit one in the house?

today was our first field trip! we went all around to get an idea of the geography and general history of the area. at the augusta victoria cathedral, a lutheran church built by kaiser wilhelm for his wife, augusta victoria, i got to play the hundred year old organ. we did "all creatures of our god and king," which is easily one of the most beautiful hymns ever. i'm hoping to get to go back and play more on that organ because it was such a different instrument than ones i've played before and i want to actually be able to play it well. we'll see....

for now, studying, maybe buying a sweatshirt in the old city, and waiting for dinner!
shalom!