Author Archives: Ethan

More information on the Geagea-related incident I mentioned yesterday: http://dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=16918

I was getting ready to take my evening constitutional last night and I went to get some cash from our secret stash. Right next to all those portraits of Madison were some errant of British pound notes. Seeing those took … Continue reading →

Friday night. After 10 or so hours of coding automated xml edits and user authentication, I like to unwind with some nice taxi-driver hijinks. Unfortunately, I can’t just flag down a cab and ask the driver to rip me off … Continue reading →

My favorite saying about the Southern U.S. refers specifically to Florida: “The further north you go, the further south you get.” Last weekend, we finally made the trip down South with George, the Lebanese journalist that Amy met when she … Continue reading →

This weekend, being the weekend after 4th of July, was the weekend of Twin Lakes VIII. Every year, our dear friend Michael generously invites his friends to his family’s lakeside cottage in western Connecticut for a few days of relaxing, … Continue reading →

It’s nearly a week later, but I wanted to write a little something about our 4th of July in Beirut. Without exception, I have spent at least a portion of every one of the last seven 4th of Julys on … Continue reading →

Last Sunday I was finally able to get together with Michel, my arabic tutor from NYC. He’s been living in Brooklyn for the past five years, but he’s originally from Kfarabida, a village about halfway between Byblos and Batroun. He’s … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago I said to Amy, “This is the longest period of time that I’ve been out of the United States.” To which I quickly added, “Except for the four years that I lived in Canada.” When I … Continue reading →

Yesterday we went on a little excursion with fellow Americans Lisa and Carrie. Destination: Gemmayze Objective: happy hour I’ll skip the play-by-play and get straight to the highlights. At Godot, the bartender was dumbstruck when we marched out upon learning … Continue reading →

Amy did a fine job of policing the area with regards to this event, so I’ll just include a few more pictures.