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A day in Hasbaya

By maya zankoul | Published: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 |

. . .. .. .. . . . . .. . . .. .. . If anyone of you knows a path that could lead to the realization of the above wish, please let me know. I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend & easter vacation! Now it’s back to work, and when we say work, we say music to compensate! Here’s Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong singing ‘Our [...]

Posted in touring Lebanon | Also tagged al baba sweets, architecture, bouquet, Chehab castle, Chehab citadel, crusade, culture, hammam, Hasbaya, history, honey, ice cream, kitchen, Lebanon, old photos, ottoman, pine nuts, saida, shehabi, South Lebanon, turkish, village, wild flowers | 10 Comments

Hospit(i)lity

By maya zankoul | Published: Friday, February 12, 2010 |

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I’m sure most of you have been through the complicated process of “diafeh” (=offering a snack for your guests). Especially with older people. They assume you’re too shy to accept or that you would think they aren’t generous/hospitable enough if they accept your refusal from the first (or tenth) time. But what if yes meant [...]

Posted in social stories | Also tagged bag, candy, exaggeration, force, fruity, generosity, hospitality, insistance, Sunglasses | 19 Comments

Quid Pro Quo

By maya zankoul | Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 |

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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *Nefrah mennik = you get married (translation for non arabic-speaking readers) I thought social pressure for marriage starts for women in their early 30’s. But guess what! From the moment girls are born, they are brought up to “hope” and “dream” of the day they will get married (most women I know dream of this day). [...]