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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: My New Nephew!!!
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Friday, October 5, 2012. So, this post has almost nothing to do with Lebanon.but everything to do with my life. Yesterday the most amazing baby was born! My sweet nephew was born October 4th at 2:42pm. 6 lbs and 3 ounces. Meet Boone Allen Massey! It has been really hard to be away from my family and I wish I could be there to hold him! As we waited for Boone to arrive. After he was born my roommates all took turns praying for him. I am so blessed to have such incredible friends! What a beautiful family!
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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: February 2012
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Opa, Opa, Opa! We went to Greece! During the break between semesters my team and I got to go to Greece for a week of vacation. It was my first time in Greece and I had a really great time! Here are some pictures from our trip. On our first day we visited The Acropolis in Athens, Greece. This is me at the top of The Acropolis with Athens behind me. From this spot the view of Athens looks very similar to Beirut. Here is the Parthenon! An eggplant dish), saganaki. Delicious fried...
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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: Thanksgiving Part 2
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Saturday, November 24, 2012. To read about the first part of my Thanksgiving you can click here - read me first. Because some Lebanese friends invited us to dinner on Thursday we had our more traditional American meal on Friday. We planned our dinner for 3 which meant I got to sleep in :)! Our meal was so delicious! Everyone made their favorites from home. Here are some pictures of the food. We ate the dessert to quickly to get pictures! Transitioning through the twentysomethings with a terrible memory, ...
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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: Can I Call Myself Lebanese Yet?
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Thursday, May 16, 2013. Can I Call Myself Lebanese Yet? I've been living in Lebanon for close to two years now. In that time I've tried really hard to shove myself into Arab culture. Can I call myself Lebanese yet? I think I can finally make a case for my cause. First I can say, ana libneiniyyeh, ( I am Lebanese. For those of you who are not as libneiniyyeh as I am). I can finally tell the difference between gunshots and fireworks. I ate kibbeh nayyeh ( raw minced beef. The other day and liked it. So the...
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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: October 2011
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Ana Shway Bahkee A'arabee. While in Lebanon I am taking a class to learn Arabic. The Arabic language is very complex. Spoken Arabic varies so much from country to country many people would say that the different dialects of Arabic are different languages entirely. I am learning classical, written Arabic as well as spoken Lebanese Arabic. So far on the classical side we have learned the entire alphabet and all of the letter sounds. This is what the letters look like. The lette...
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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: Eid Mubarak!
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Friday, October 26, 2012. Eid is a fun and important holiday here in Lebanon. School is canceled, stores are closed, families get together, and sheep are slaughtered. I actually saw a sheep being slaughtered on my way to breakfast this morning! Another important part of Adha is giving to the poor. Families often give meat to poorer families. Happy Adha! View my complete profile. Picture Window template. Powered by Blogger.
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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: April 2013
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Thursday, April 25, 2013. 15 Things I've Learned About Lebanon Since Moving to Beirut. I logged onto my blog earlier today and realized that the last blog I posted was at Thanksgiving :/ . Sorry for my slacking in blogging. I started this post with 12 things I've learned but I decided to come back and make it. There are NO deserts in Lebanon. And from what I hear only two camels. I have yet to see one :(. Lebanon is a land of great cultural diversity with many different religious sects and political views.
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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: September 2012
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Saturday, September 22, 2012. Almost everyone I know loves Lebanese food. There are a few exceptions though, and I am one of them. Last year I decided I was going to learn to love Lebanese food by making myself eat it. I can't say that I love it all now, but there are definitely things that I like. My first week here several Lebanese from my program took me and some friends out to have Lebanese Mezze. First here is the view from our restaurant. It was such a beautiful place! Next comes the raw meat!
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From Fair Play to Beirut, My Life in Lebanon: December 2011
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Coming to Lebanon, I had expectations about what it would be like. That being said, so much of what I have encountered here has been unexpected. Here is a quick list of some of those things. Before I came to Lebanon everyone said, "You're going to LOVE the food there." Unfortunately, I do not. As I try new things I am beginning to like it more and I hope by the end of the year I can say, "I love Lebanese food." *I'll post more specifically about the food soon! Not in Lebanon...
