Tumblr (3.0; @robgcarroll)http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9142f85a2d9f27046eb085df84fe6714/tumblr_mn196zQiBn1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I promise I’m out here on an internship (at Dead Sea)</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/50794965287http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/50794965287Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:10 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/540422b3acdda1d8e0c554223e4437b4/tumblr_mmxpxu1aZa1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Back to 720 AD (at Amman Citadel)</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/50641828642http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/50641828642Fri, 17 May 2013 04:51:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b421d3550b3d46964f66f769431b7aaa/tumblr_mfakeeLirM1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/38317203941http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/38317203941Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:51:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/dfce09edc53e0210913052edac4a0164/tumblr_mf8uexLVtc1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>chasing birds</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/38245549541http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/38245549541Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:32:00 -0500<p><img alt="" height="1" src="http://nom.lds.org/b/ss/%20ldsmediadivisionbeta/1/H.24.2/0?mtp=embedded-infographic-page&amp;v5=D=Referer&amp;ev=event3&amp;v3=" width="1"/><a href="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/182nd-semmiannual-general-conference-approaches?cid=LDS%20Mormon%20general%20conference%20october%202012%20Infographic" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.mormonnewsroom.org/media/LDS-Mormon-general-conference-october-2012_Infographic.jpeg/orig"/></a></p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/33012287957http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/33012287957Sat, 06 Oct 2012 12:27:57 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m77i6a0VdV1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>top of the YMCA tower, where I played the bells for Jerusalem</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/27260131794http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/27260131794Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:42:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ugr0Sm1n1r8dk7ro1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ugr0Sm1n1r8dk7ro2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ugr0Sm1n1r8dk7ro3_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6ugr0Sm1n1r8dk7ro4_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://megwatts.tumblr.com/post/26761180474/there-is-nothing-like-a-sunset-overlooking-the-old" target="_blank">megwatts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>There is nothing like a sunset overlooking the Old City.</p> </blockquote>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26844294527http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26844294527Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:28:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6q8maYL8Z1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem</p> <p>Today I toured the politically disputed city of Bethlehem. I saw the exact place where Jesus was born (maybe) and the fields where shepherds tended their flocks when they had their angelic visitation.</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26616601640http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26616601640Mon, 02 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6oalbQzsl1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Citadel of Amman</p> <p>@lovemissmae</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26542472530http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26542472530Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6pjz5dIMP1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I walked all around Petra today, even to the place called “The End of the World.”</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26583969271http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26583969271Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6q8hzuEBS1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Treasury at Petra</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26616503850http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26616503850Tue, 26 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m64rb0SQmh1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We shared a bike and saw the coast of Tel Aviv today</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/25787781452http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/25787781452Sun, 24 Jun 2012 12:32:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m631a2ra8q1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>#sunsetclub</p> <p>stories, games, friends</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/25727212754http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/25727212754Sat, 23 Jun 2012 14:13:00 -0400sunsetclub<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m56zo1Dowr1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p align="left">His backpack swung back and forth as he wandered to class. He kicked a piece of limestone as he walked. I shouted to him, “Hey buddy!” He turned around and looked at me. I snapped a picture. Then I made a motion for him to kick me the rock. Energetically, he gave it a kick. We played a small game of soccer before his professor walked out and motioned for him to get to class. He ran off and I picked up the rock.</p> <p align="left">He didn’t know or care that I was from a different culture, or had a different name for my God. He was friendly and naive, untainted by the cultural prejudices that surrounded him. </p> <p align="left">Some friends and I visited three sites that same morning: The Western Wall (Judaism), the Dome of the Rock (Islam), and a Lutheran Church (Christianity). Each bears a dark history of religious violence.</p> <p align="left">The future of the Middle East weighs on the shoulders of my new friend and his classmates.</p></p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/24533183061http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/24533183061Wed, 06 Jun 2012 06:55:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro10_500.jpg"/><br/> The crew at Dead Sea overlook<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro1_500.jpg"/><br/> AJ is a trooper<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro4_500.jpg"/><br/> In the jungle<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro9_500.jpg"/><br/> One of the many GQ poses<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro5_500.jpg"/><br/> Lover's pool<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m53jl8fkrN1r8dk7ro8_500.jpg"/><br/> Waterfalls in the middle of the desert!<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://megwatts.tumblr.com/post/24402568567/for-our-free-day-we-got-a-group-together-to-go-to" target="_blank">megwatts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>For our free day we got a group together to go to Ein Gedi, a park just west of the Dead Sea, for hiking and swimming in waterfalls and pools. This was definitely one of the highlights of my time here in Israel so far. And only about an hour’s drive from Jerusalem, who knew there would be waterfalls and an oasis in the middle of the hottest, dry desert.</p> </blockquote>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26844462078http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/26844462078Sun, 03 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m58j91UbhP1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The Valley of Elah, where David defeated Goliath</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/24596834517http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/24596834517Mon, 28 May 2012 02:55:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55s8hWW1L1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55s8hWW1L1qi5r57o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55s8hWW1L1qi5r57o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55s8hWW1L1qi5r57o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55s8hWW1L1qi5r57o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m55s8hWW1L1qi5r57o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><p align="center">Turkey I</p></p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/24484621577http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/24484621577Sun, 20 May 2012 15:17:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4ult9L6oz1qi5r57o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><p align="center">Turkey II</p></p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/24072786213http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/24072786213Sun, 20 May 2012 14:24:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3x9ghy0RN1qi5r57o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Avdat</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/22915051413http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/22915051413Sat, 12 May 2012 14:17:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3m5lmpQcD1qi5r57o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Beach day in Tel Aviv</p>http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/22529956133http://robgcarroll.tumblr.com/post/22529956133Sun, 06 May 2012 14:20:00 -0400