Amme's Story: Going to America - Part 1

Posted by finkployd in Amme's Story
Tuesday, January 16. 2007

Amme's Story tells the tale of a Lebanese who travelled around the world through the 20th century, from the early 1920s up until present day. An Autobiography filled with historical facts & anecdotes about Lebanon, Iraq, Europe, and North America.

Part 1: Amme talks about her decision to travel to the USA from Lebanon in 1930 - dwelling on the reasons behind this decision.

This is the first part of a mini series exclusive to BloggingBeirut.

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Captain about Rotten Meat at Geant Supermarket (now Sultan)
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Nat about Rotten Meat at Geant Supermarket (now Sultan)
Mon, 11.08.2008 21:12
Funny, the exact same thing happened to me in Monoprix Ashrafieh with - almost - the same answers... Well, maybe not so funny after all.

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Mon, 11.08.2008 20:26
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Mon, 11.08.2008 20:05
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guys, you are just profisional in making up stories, up to 12pm this afternoon Geant was still under ADMIC management,

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