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A Look at Life in Lebanon

A Look at Life in Lebanon
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A homeless man sleeps on the ground in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, October 16, 2021. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)

A homeless man sleeps on the ground in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, October 16, 2021. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)

Fishermen prepare to fish as a rainbow appears over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, October 17, 2021. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)

Fishermen prepare to fish as a rainbow appears over the Mediterranean Sea in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, October 17, 2021. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)

An office window is riddled with bullet holes after the deadly clashes that erupted last Thursday along a former 1975-90 civil war front-line between Muslim Shiite and Christian areas, in Ain el-Rumaneh neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The shootout on the streets of Beirut between rival Christian and Muslim groups has revived memories of the country's 1975-90 civil war and fired up sectarian passions in a country that never dealt with the causes of its violent past. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)

An office window is riddled with bullet holes after the deadly clashes that erupted last Thursday along a former 1975-90 civil war front-line between Muslim Shiite and Christian areas, in Ain el-Rumaneh neighborhood, Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, October 19, 2021. The shootout on the streets of Beirut between rival Christian and Muslim groups has revived memories of the country’s 1975-90 civil war and fired up sectarian passions in a country that never dealt with the causes of its violent past. (Photo by Hassan Ammar/AP Photo)

A person dressed in a Halloween costume swims along the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Batroun in northern Lebanon, on October 28, 2021. (Photo by Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP Photo)

A person dressed in a Halloween costume swims along the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Batroun in northern Lebanon, on October 28, 2021. (Photo by Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP Photo)

A man dressed in a Halloween costume swims along the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Batroun, on October 28, 2021. (Photo by Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP Photo)

A man dressed in a Halloween costume swims along the coast of the northern Lebanese city of Batroun, on October 28, 2021. (Photo by Ibrahim Chalhoub/AFP Photo)

Wheelchair participants compete in the 42 kilometer (26 mile) Beirut International Marathon in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, November 14, 2021. Lebanon held its annual marathon for the first time after a two-year stop due to nationwide protests and the spread of coronavirus. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)

Wheelchair participants compete in the 42 kilometer (26 mile) Beirut International Marathon in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, November 14, 2021. Lebanon held its annual marathon for the first time after a two-year stop due to nationwide protests and the spread of coronavirus. (Photo by Bilal Hussein/AP Photo)

A child peeks from behind a corner of a building in Beirut's Karantina district, Lebanon November 22, 2021. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

A child peeks from behind a corner of a building in Beirut’s Karantina district, Lebanon November 22, 2021. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

Army soldiers in a military vehicle pass by burning tires lit by protesters during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

Army soldiers in a military vehicle pass by burning tires lit by protesters during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

A protester pours oil in front of burning tires blocking a main highway that leads to Beirut's international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

A protester pours oil in front of burning tires blocking a main highway that leads to Beirut’s international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

Lebanese army soldiers stand in front of burning tires blocking a main highway that leads to Beirut's international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

Lebanese army soldiers stand in front of burning tires blocking a main highway that leads to Beirut’s international airport during a protest against the increasing prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

A man rides his scooter past burning tires at one of main roads during a protest against the increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

A man rides his scooter past burning tires at one of main roads during a protest against the increase in prices of consumer goods and the crash of the local currency, in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, November 29, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

Demonstrators block roads and streets as they burn tires during protest against the power cuts and economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 29, 2021. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Demonstrators block roads and streets as they burn tires during protest against the power cuts and economic crisis in Beirut, Lebanon, on November 29, 2021. (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

A Bank customer clashes with a Lebanese army soldier during a protest in front of a Fransabank branch at Hamra street in Beirut, Lebanon, 03 December 2021. Bank customers demand that they be allowed to withdraw their deposits that have been blocked amid the economic crisis in the country as the Lebanese pound has lost about 90 percent of its value against the dollar. After the disruption of petrol, diesel and electricity supplies, subsidies for all oil and medicine derivatives were lifted. (Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA/EFE)

A Bank customer clashes with a Lebanese army soldier during a protest in front of a Fransabank branch at Hamra street in Beirut, Lebanon, 03 December 2021. Bank customers demand that they be allowed to withdraw their deposits that have been blocked amid the economic crisis in the country as the Lebanese pound has lost about 90 percent of its value against the dollar. After the disruption of petrol, diesel and electricity supplies, subsidies for all oil and medicine derivatives were lifted. (Photo by Wael Hamzeh/EPA/EFE)

A protester from Ethiopia's community in Lebanon painted her face with the colors of her national flag, during a protest against the U.S. and other western country's intervention in her country and calling for the immediate end to Ethiopia's ongoing internal conflict, in front the United Nation Headquarters, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

A protester from Ethiopia’s community in Lebanon painted her face with the colors of her national flag, during a protest against the U.S. and other western country’s intervention in her country and calling for the immediate end to Ethiopia’s ongoing internal conflict, in front the United Nation Headquarters, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

Fireworks explode during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon on December 7, 2021. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

Fireworks explode during a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Byblos, Lebanon on December 7, 2021. (Photo by Mohamed Azakir/Reuters)

Nada Homsi, a freelance American journalist who was detained in Beirut last month, gestures as she speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Homsi released by Lebanese authorities on Wednesday just hours after two international human rights groups called her detention arbitrary and demanded that she be set free. Homsi said after her release that her arrest was part of an intimidation campaign used by Lebanon's security agencies against foreign journalists. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

Nada Homsi, a freelance American journalist who was detained in Beirut last month, gestures as she speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, December 8, 2021. Homsi released by Lebanese authorities on Wednesday just hours after two international human rights groups called her detention arbitrary and demanded that she be set free. Homsi said after her release that her arrest was part of an intimidation campaign used by Lebanon’s security agencies against foreign journalists. (Photo by Hussein Malla/AP Photo)

An ambulance enters the Burj Shamali Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, December 10, 2021. Arms stored for the Palestinian Hamas group exploded in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Friday night, killing and wounding a number of people, the state-run National News Agency reported. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo)

An ambulance enters the Burj Shamali Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, December 10, 2021. Arms stored for the Palestinian Hamas group exploded in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Friday night, killing and wounding a number of people, the state-run National News Agency reported. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo)

A woman looks through the broken facade of a shop that damaged in yesterday's explosion in the Burj Shamali Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Saturday, December 11, 2021. Arms stored for the Palestinian Hamas group exploded in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Friday night, killing and wounding a number of people, the state-run National News Agency reported. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo)

A woman looks through the broken facade of a shop that damaged in yesterday’s explosion in the Burj Shamali Palestinian refugee camp, in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Saturday, December 11, 2021. Arms stored for the Palestinian Hamas group exploded in a refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Friday night, killing and wounding a number of people, the state-run National News Agency reported. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo)

A Palestinian gunman stands guard during the funeral procession of two members of Hamas who were killed after gunfire erupted last Sunday during a Hamas-organized funeral in a tense Palestinian refugee camp, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, December 14, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo)

A Palestinian gunman stands guard during the funeral procession of two members of Hamas who were killed after gunfire erupted last Sunday during a Hamas-organized funeral in a tense Palestinian refugee camp, near the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Tuesday, December 14, 2021. (Photo by Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo)

Julia Everson
Julia is a freelance writer and lifelong learner with an ongoing curiosity to study new things. She enjoys checking out the latest grammar books and writing about video games more than anything else. If she's not running through Colorado’s breathtaking landscape, she's indoors hidden away in her cozy game room trolling noobs and leveling up an RPG character. She is a Final Fantasy IX apologist (although she loves them all… except XV), coffee aficionado, and a bit of a health nut. Julia graduated from Western Kentucky University with a B.A. in English Literature with a minor in Creative Writing.