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Author: Katya

MENA

Merci Ktiir, Lebanon

I’ve written and rewritten this blog three times now. First, sometime during my second to last week of my internship, then on my last day at my internship, then again on my flight out of Beirut; and it’s not that I don’t like what I’m writing or that my last two weeks were uneventful (quite the opposite), I think it is just that posting this … Continue reading Merci Ktiir, Lebanon

Unknown's avatarKatyaAugust 25, 2018June 12, 2019Leave a comment
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A Beiruti in the Making

10 weeks down; 2 to go – and I still feel like I’m just getting started. I’m finally making a life here in Beirut, but I leave so soon, and I am pretty bummed. So here’s a bit of a glimpse into the life I’m creating here. _____________________ I started Arabic classes a few weeks ago; and though I still can’t get passed the basics … Continue reading A Beiruti in the Making

Unknown's avatarKatyaJuly 29, 2018June 12, 2019Leave a comment
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Learning with World Learning

Um okay, where has the time gone?! Six weeks in – officially half way through my stay in Beirut and I feel like I just got here (which is why this post is so late, didn’t I just write my first blog last week?). Yet, I also feel like I leave tomorrow and have zero time to do everything I still want to do. I … Continue reading Learning with World Learning

Unknown's avatarKatyaJuly 2, 2018June 12, 2019Leave a comment
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Ahla wa sahla! Welcome to Beirut!

Last Friday evening, I arrived in Beirut, Lebanon. Tired and sore from 15 hours of travel, I was anxious to pick up my luggage, get through customs, and find World Learning’s (the INGO I am interning with) Security Manager who was waiting with a driver to take me to my new home. As we drove from the airport to the apartment, I stared out the … Continue reading Ahla wa sahla! Welcome to Beirut!

Unknown's avatarKatyaMay 28, 2018June 12, 2019Leave a comment
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