I go swimming…
After school finishes on non-rehearsal days, we (rather than I) often Uber to the open-air municipal baths in nearby Marathon […]
Lovely laundry ladies
As official members of the DCS boarding house, one of the things we are getting used to is the weekly laundry
Safety dance
After church, it was a lovely day and I decided to pop down the road one block to take a
Food glorious food
Not having experienced boarding school life in my youth, our stay at DCS has been an interesting insight into institutional life.
Well connected
Having been immersed in theatre all my adult life (mostly by osmosis, being married to a drama teacher) it has been
Tea for two
Our nearest neighbours (through a few layers of security fences) are the Sisters of the Holy Cross of the Third
Getting to know you
Well here we are, settled into our accommodation in Beirut – our first day in Lebanon and the first day
Baalbek
The end of our first week and the volunteer group chose Baalbek (the ancient city of Heliopolis) for our weekend
Roll over Beethoven
Well, I’m astonished. I am a music teacher. In 3 days, our theatre project groups are making amazing sounds out
War and Peace
Friday, the end of the week and school finished a little early for afternoon prayers and the weekend. Lebanon is
Great expectations
You may have noticed that our blog has included only limited pictures of the children we are teaching. There are
Thank you for the music
Before we left England, Chris’s golfing buddy Paul made a generous financial donation to our Drama project, to be used