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August 2009

Under the same sky?!

Do we really live under the same sky? That’s what I kept asking my husband since we came here! It’s really amazing …

Parla Arabo

Early in our stay in Italy, we learned (thanks Stefania) that the phrase “Parla Arabo” (lit. speaking Arabic) actually means “speaking gibberish” …

Pitti You Were’nt There

This post is dedicated to my friend Barakat. It was hot and humid. Mosquitoes were flying everywhere. The water was boiling in …

Our Travel Journals

It’s been 25 days since we arrived to Italy! Despite how very hectic it was during the past 3 weeks, we enjoyed …

Geek in Firenze

I’m not sure the exact term to be used is “Geeking”, but I can’t find anything else. On our way to Firenze …

Settling down in Florence

The last couple of weeks were indeed hectic. So we didn’t have much time to do anything, let alone write in this …

On our way to Venezia

It’s been a hecktic week since the Assembly ended. I’m writing this post on the train going to Venezia. We should be …

When in Rome …

… do as the Romans do I intend to do just that! Our plane leaves to one of Rome’s airports tomorrow morning. …

Being Rude

I just had the following conversation: [10:50:59 AM] Ghassan Deeb: I am not Ghassan! [10:52:45 AM] Ghassan Deeb: By the way I’m …