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A blessed place
Photo by MAX KATNE R ’15
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PEOPLE’S CHOICE AND FIRST PLACE, PEOPLE “It is not uncommon to see nuns and priests in the narrow streets of the Christian Quarter, home to many monasteries and convents in Old Jerusalem. I spotted a Greek Orthodox monk walking back from a trip to the grocery store. He stopped suddenly, gazing into the distance, and smiled a hearty smile. Curious, I approached him and asked what the matter was. In a robust Greek accent, the monk said: “Why am I so happy? Look around you. This street is beautiful. Life is magnificent, and the proof is in this ancient stone. This place, it is a blessed place, my son.” —Max Katner See more photos from the 2013 and 2014 Study Abroad Contest at ricemagazine.info/222