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Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in... [read more]
Following the breakup of the Ottoman Empire during World War I, Syria was administered by the French until independence in 1946. In the 1967 Arab-Israeli War, Syria lost the Golan Heights to Israel. Syrian troops - stationed in Lebanon since 1976 in... [read more] Blog: Damascus Feels Like Home!
Date: June 30th 2008
It’s amazing how quickly you can settle into a place. The language barrier is huge but we are managing. This is a place where “eh” means yes, “la” means no and a written 7 means 6!!! We have even had our first emergency Arabic lesson which was, shall we say, interesting!! Work wise it’s been a bit of a culture shock. We last taught in Argentina back in December so being back ... read more
Date: June 30th 2008
It’s amazing how quickly you can settle into a place. The language barrier is huge but we are managing. This is a place where “eh” means yes, “la” means no and a written 7 means 6!!! We have even had our first emergency Arabic lesson which was, shall we say, interesting!! Work wise it’s been a bit of a culture shock. We last taught in Argentina back in December so being back ... read more
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Russ and Trish are back on their travels!
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey and Bulgaria this time!
For those who want to see all about what we did before May 2006, follow these links:
Sept 2005 - April 2006 Peru, Bolivia and Argentina
June - Sept 2004 Bolivia
Our previous Travels
... full info
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