tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80048853472205365852012-02-16T03:14:52.811-08:008 months in damascus studying arabic at the institut français du proche orient.southafrica75019noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8004885347220536585.post-90454451056132174282007-08-23T22:44:00.000-07:002007-08-23T23:00:22.520-07:00I am very wary of blogging. I refused to keep one last time I studied abroad (Berlin, Spring-Summer 2006), thinking I would write mass emails to a targeted audience instead. Not the case. This is an effort to keep those who care up-to-date on my travels, studies, and random thoughts. This will be no diary. I envision more pictures than words. That said, because most people reading this blog have not been to Damascus, I figure this is a good opportunity for them to learn about the city and its people along with me. So expect random facts. Example : Damascus is said to be the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world. Maybe I'll even debunk some misconceptions about the Arab world in the process. Who knows. <br /><br />Yalla! (transl. "Let's go!")<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8004885347220536585-9045445105613217428?l=damascene.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>southafrica75019noreply@blogger.com5