Stage at the Live Achrafieh Festival. Sorry the pics are so awful. Last night, our hosts surprised us with a special outing, just up the street from our hotel. A square in Achrafieh (our suburb of Beirut) had been closed to traffic, and a full stage/sound system/jumbotron system was set up for the Live Achrafieh … Continue reading Day 1 (June 23) – Live Achrafieh Festival
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June 22 – Traveling Update
8:42 AM local time. I don't have Wi-Fi situated very well yet, so updates may be few and far between at first. Managed to dash off a text to the family while on the airport's wi-fi. I had expected immediate access at our hotel, but that has not occurred as planned, so hopefully someone disseminated … Continue reading June 22 – Traveling Update
“A Country of Contradictions”
LSF 2012 Participants with Ambassador Antoine Chedid at the Lebanese Embassy, Washington, DC Sitting at Dulles, 9:13 PM EDT. Thought I'd get some thoughts down from today's orientation at the National Council on US-Arab Relations. It was a truly excellent day. The Council provided us the opportunity to speak with many individuals from all sides … Continue reading “A Country of Contradictions”
Holly A. Jordan 