How I Keep Up With the News

What’s the first website you visit when you wake up?

Mine had to be something where I can, at a glance, get a feel at what’s going on in Lebanon and hopefully get inspired to write new posts. This is why I created a sort of Lebanese “news dashboard”, which is part twitter feed (I used the big fat twitter list), part blog posts (Lebanon blogs I’ve subscribed to across the years), and part news feeds from Lebanese websites and newspapers in all three languages .

I found it surprisingly useful and it made me discover articles I wouldn’t have otherwise read. So I thought of sharing it with you, and a couple of days ago, I gave it a domain name.

So with no further ado, I introduce beirutspring.info , and I hope you find it as useful as I did. It’s still a work in progress, so if you have any comments or feedback, don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Being A Foreign Woman in Beirut

It’s always nice to read the accounts of foreigners who visit Lebanon and give advice to other wannabe visitors . But they’re often sloppy, riddled with clichés and patronizing. Not that of MacKenzie Lewis, the Managing editor of TimeOut Beirut . I found her “Eight things to know before visiting Beirut” refreshingly funny, well written and non-judgmental. Do check it out. (Thx Azmi).