WARNING: I SPENT 5MTHS IN LEBANON... SO THIS IS GOING TO BE A LOOOOOOONG ENTRY! reflections from the airplane ride - Istanbul to Beirut - 3 Sept '10 I'm on a flight to Beirut, 7mths after leaving Australia and for the first time in my life I don't feel at all "Lebanese" I've never really been sure about my identity - as most people know - but I'm definitely Australian enough and I've always felt somewhat certain about my 'Lebanese-ness'. Going to Lebanon has always felt like a return 'home' ... until now. Sitting on the plane, I realised that I dont look Lebanese, don't dress like one who lives in Lebanon, dont sound like one - in fact, most of the Lebanese citizens on my plane were annoying me with their fancy, extended accents -
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