People travel around the world for many reasons. To find themselves, to lose themselves, to find someone, to find something, to make a difference. All valid reasons (and all reasons I’ve adopted at one point or another). For me, one reoccurring theme is to take myself out of my comfort zone and to try new things… Read more
On a whim, I visited a friend in Beirut back in 2010. I knew little about the city other than the fact that it often seemed to be linked to war and fighting when it was mentioned in U.S. news reports. But with a little research, I realized things were much safer than they had been… Read more
Pep Talk: OK, Nailah! The calendar has turned, it’s a new year, your travel year, so let’s get to it! If operation *escape the cubicle* is truly going to come together, I need to start taking action. I’ve taken two steps in the right direction in the last two days. I decided on an Arabic language… Read more
As my time here in Lebanon comes closer and closer to the end, I can feel myself getting a bit down. I think its a combo of going back to the “real world” and also leaving behind new friends and new found places. I had a discussion with someone last night about how you fall in… Read more