what's in my bag

i will have you know that i have not used a backpack in 7 years. starting in 7th grade i have used a cute purse or side bag. i was so over backpacks and i didn't care that one shoulder would ache carrying all on the weight it. the purse made the outfit.

but......... something strange has happened since coming home. i got this little pup for Jerusalem last semester. i used EVERYWHERE. i dragged this bag and traipsed all around the Middle East with this strapped to my back. i even lived out of it for 3 days in Luxor, Egypt. (they made us) it has gotten me through some rough spots. i have a lot of emotional ties to this bag and am very sentimental about it. weird as it is, this bag has become apart of me and i now use it every day. it helps bring a little of Jerusalem life into my Provo life.

i don't care about the chocolate pudding stain from the bus ride to Jordan (that also got sand on stuck onto the pudding from the beach in Galilee...and yes its still there by the zipper. and i love it) i don't care that it is tattered and worn. that just means i had an adventure, the best adventure of my life using it. i don't care that people are sick of seeing people with it around campus. (actually its is really convenient , because i can immediately pick out a jeru buddy in a crowd) they are just jealous that they aren't in the super cool jeru club and don't get an awesome pack back haha.

now that my ode to my jeru bag is over, here is what is inside:

• Mac
• Charger
  
• American Sign Language Workbook
• Notebook for Lecture Notes
• Pens
• Pencils
• Highlighters
• 2 chocolate chip Chewy Bars
• 1 key lime yogurt
• Wallet
• Scriptures
• Airplane ticket from Chicago to Salt Lake City (from my flight home from Israel)
• Headphones from the headset i used on jeru field trips