Spotter since 2019
"L'Artisan du Liban" is a social movement in Beirut that's keeping local art and artisans alive. I usually buy gifts for my locals friends here...
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"Institute Yakout" is not just another beauty salon: here it's like you're among friends. Yakout will make you coffee with a huge smile & chat with you...
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"Mar Maroun Church" in Beirut is Lebannon's biggest Maronite church. You can see the Arab influence on the architecture. Bonus points: I was married here!
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"George Nakhle Coiffure" in Beirut is my hairdresser of preference. I don't know what it is, but I can always trust him to prepare me for my night out!
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"Sarah's Bag" in Beirut is a Lebanese fashion brand that aims to empower the women who wear their beautiful bags as well as those who make them...
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Walking in Achrafieh and meeting the locals in Beirut, especially the groups of old people, has made me feel like I'm really part of a big village...
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About me
I am a Slovak, born in 1983, who has studied international politics in Prague. I lived in Prague for 9 years before I met my future husband who happened to be a Lebanese from Beirut. At the moment we live here with our family, I work with the local university, and the kids have started school.
Why Beirut
I've lived in Beirut since 2011. When I first came here, it was the time of my life! I just dropped a career at a multinational to move to this charming gem in the Middle East and pursue my PhD studies. Imagine more than 300 sunny days a year!
Beirut is not a beauty at first sight, you need to take your time to discover it and to cherish all its scars. It is definitely a city with a soul that lives, breathes, suffers and celebrates together with its kindhearted inhabitants. What is amazing in Lebanon is that you can quite effortlessly grab three languages. Most of the population in Beirut will speak Arabic, French and English. So any taxi driver or owner of a coffee shop will try to communicate with you.
You might be surprised how personal Lebanese people are: they just pose you a question you would prefer to avoid answering but they don't give you this option. Well, my advice is to relax and enjoy it, they are not investigating you, they are only genuinely curious :)
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