‘You are so close.  Do not be discouraged.  You are almost there.” The unsolicited comment a few days ago is still ringing...

As I walked through the old city centre of Beirut, the shells of buildings remained.  Streets are eerily quiet except for...

I have no idea who the statue used for inspiration.  I would love to meet her for a simple reason, her...

I have come to appreciate the sounds of church bells and the Islamic calls to prayer.  Each invites me to look...

The centre of Beirut can be viewed through three different lenses.   First are the restored and recreated.  From the aftermath of...

I am currently in a city with no rules except for those informally proposed by the community and accepted individually.  I...

As I walked into a building, the mirror in the lobby was a view into two worlds.  The setting sun cast...

The house stands along the way I walk almost every day.  It is a shell of a building that does not...