About me

Hi, my name is Carla

I come from a land far far away, a country called Lebanon. This piece of information earned    me a free DVD once at a gig in Brooklyn. The only time i ever win anything  because i come from Lebanon. The host of the event asked: “Who ever comes from the furthest  away in the audience , will win this DVD of mixing imagery with music,” pretty cool  stuff! Luckily there were no Asians in the house!

I am from a city in Lebanon called Zahle, the capital of the Bekaa valley, famous for its unique wines and hearty cuisine.

You can see Zahle on the map

Photo Credit: Lonely Planet

My love of food and genuine interest in culture led me to the food studies program at New York University. From there, I fell into the journalism program during my second year because I discovered a true passion about writing and reporting. I am now slowly paving my way through the online and televised media world.

I started this blog in January 2009 to follow the reporting I have done in a journalism class.

But this blog has now become a platform for me to share with you all interesting issues that I come across in life, work and random encounters, as long as these are related in some way to Lebanon or Lebanese in or outside of their country.