Rejected Visas and Re-Routed Travels

We were in mid-air when I suddenly became overwhelmed with emotion. Tears were streaming down my face uncontrollably that the flight attendant made his way from one end of the plane to the other to ask, “Are you okay?” I was fine, but I had been caught up in my thoughts. Sometimes you plan things…

Small Talk, The Lebanese Way

Anyone who has ever engaged in small talk with a Lebanese person will know that it is an interesting sequence of events that always concludes in the same way. No matter the age group or the location or the subject at hand, the conversation shifts to a single topic like that theory that any internet…

A Not So Happy Women’s Day

Today, as you may know, is International Women’s Day.  It is a day where social media is full of inspiring messages, mostly coming from women, on how we females continue to overcome adversary and gender inequality to succeed in whatever we set our minds to. But this isn’t the main reason this day is highlighted…

My Wedding Anxieties

I’ve slowly grown to like weddings. It’s not a very strong feeling but I don’t really hate them anymore like I used to when I was younger. Part of it has to do with my changing look on love and relationships.  I am a sentimental person and I guess that plays a huge part in…