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Damascus – Feels Like Home!

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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 in the cl ... read more

Middle East » Syria » South » Damascus

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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