Tag: memories
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Day 16~ April 16th~ Congo
Some images print themselves in our minds and on our hearts because they affect us beyond the surface of visual impression. They go deep, they etch a mark on our soul… If you were to ask me what moment in my journey to Congo was the most haunting, I would say this one when I…
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Day 30~ March 30th~ Egypt
There are some places you travel to that remain alive in a very special place in your heart… It really was a journey like no other, this adventure in Egypt. The pyramids, the sphinx, the desert, the camels, the ancient ruins, the mind boggling architecture, the friends, the strange carvings, the sense of being so…
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Day 24~ March 24th~ Egypt
Imagine having a makeshift hut or a tent for a home, knowing that your home is where your belongings are, it is not a place, it is a moving entity… Growing up in Lebanon I have always been fascinated by the lives of Bedouins. I watched their children play on dusty roadsides, barefoot, in and…
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Day 23~ March 23rd~ Egypt
Our memories work in a funny way that we mostly remember the things that stand out, the odd things… Have you ever met someone who spoke to animals in the most natural way as if animals understood every word they said? I have. This boy in this 15 year old film scan was the camel…
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Day 17~ March 17th~ Egypt
Moments with other people, they are the holders of the best of memories… We were near Aswan, our boat drifting lazily in the January sun, the Nile river glowing with thousands of bright sequins, when we made a small pause near the shore. There, near the bank of the river were 2 boys, one of…
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Day 26~ February 26th~ Lebanon
More than half of my life In Lebanon was spent by the beach. We used to not even wait till school was over before moving to our summer little home by the seaside. With life on the shores of the Mediterranean came certain traditions, like swimming one hour-long to reach a cargo ship and jump from its…
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Day 19~ February 19~ Lebanon
I don’t think I can remember a single meal at our home in Lebanon that did not include Lebanese bread. There is a saying in Lebanon “between us is bread and salt” which means that we are friends, we are close, we are on ‘sharing life’ terms. And as a child I remember that neighbors’…
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Day 17~ February 17th~ Lebanon
Do you remember your first best friend? Do you recall what you used to do for fun, what games you played, what made you happy? Do you remember your first day at school, your first fear, your first secret? Do you remember your first kiss, the first time your heart skipped a beat at the…
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Day 10~ February 10~ Lebanon
“Kadisha”, the name given to this valley and to the river that runs in its belly. Kadisha is ancient Aramaic for ‘holy’. This gorge has been used for burials and shelter as far back as the Paleolithic time. In its walls are thousands of caves that house monasteries, churches, thousands of meters high up in…
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Day Eight~ February 8th~ Lebanon
Have you ever experienced going back to a place you lived after years have passed? Have you gone through the stirring deep emotion that goes with such an experience? This little street in a little village in North Lebanon holds so many life changing memories for me. It was along this street that I walked…