June 29, 2014

Holidays Part 1

Playing backgammon somewhere in Zokak el-Blatt
 
 
I have gone on my annual Trek to the Motherland: I have to replenish my body and soul with energy in order to be able to deal with another year of Lebanon. It is a country of incredible beauty and wonderful people, but the place is a paradox. What you experience in Lebanon in one year, you experience in another country in a life time. The pace of living is so fast, yet so relaxed at the same time, that it drains your energy like no other place. And so I have gone to re-energize.
 In the meantime, I will leave you with a typical Beirut street scene - a different backgammon game - every week. I hope to see you again after the summer holidays.
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4 comments:

  1. AnonymousMonday, June 30, 2014 12:52:00 AM

    Enjoy your holidays and thanks for your blog. It's always nice and refreshing to know what westerners like yourself really think of lebanon and it's people.
    Cheers.

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  2. AnonymousMonday, June 30, 2014 1:03:00 PM

    Have a good and energizing holidays. Oh yeah, and good luck for Holland ...

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  3. AnonymousSaturday, July 05, 2014 4:47:00 AM

    As a famous journalist based in Beirut once wrote; I may love my life in Lebanon, but to love Lebanon you need to be Lebanese.

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  4. AnonymousSunday, August 03, 2014 2:21:00 PM

    I am Lebanese and do not love Lebanon

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