Lebanese Girls and Zumba Classes

I credit Zumba for getting me off my lazy ass and into a gym. Before taking on the fitness activity that combines aerobics with Latin dance, I used to be the person who spent gym class at school reading books while hiding behind the buses. But since the day my roommates in the Netherlands suggested I try it…

Olympiastadion Berlin

To write about our visit to the Olympiastadion in Berlin involves writing for hours about how awestruck we were about the whole experience. After all, we got the chance to explore one of the most significant sites in Nazi German history- having been the site of the 1936 Summer Olympics. It is also where the…

Omni Athletes Make Lebanon Proud and Set New Records

We’re obsessed with setting Guinness World Records here in the homeland, and this morning we can rightfully claim several new ones thanks to Omni Athletes, a group of Lebanese friends, Nizar Fakhoury, Dani Afiouni, and the Mroueh brothers Mazen and Moustafa, who are based in the UAE,and took part in the 777 Challenge (7 marathons, 7…

Grolsch: Advertisements, Football, and Dutchies

EURO2012 has only been going on for two days and I’m already caught up in the fever and charm of it all. It’s quite something when you’re watching the European football championship while being in Europe, and especially in a country where the fans are so devoted. Though I love so many things about the…

Sports, Dinner, and Comedy: The Second Day of INKOM

You know what sucks? Your friends introducing you to everyone as the blogger, when you’re behind by at least three days. It also sucks that they keep me reminding me of that- but on the other hand, I really would like to thank them for the motivation, because if it weren’t for them, I’d be…

Even Bikes Are Designed By Gender

You know how  the Lebanese are obsessed with way-beyond-their-annual-salary-fancy-so-big-they-block-traffic-in-the-already-too-small-roads-of-Beirut-cars? The same can be said about the Dutch and their bicycles. I think saying they are everywhere would be an understatement. Of course, I’m all for bikes, for the obvious environmental reasons. I’m not too fond of them though because I never really learned how to…