Comments on: Time to go https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/ An outsider's commentary on Lebanese culture and society. Rules not included. Mon, 04 Nov 2013 11:02:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 By: nicolette https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-58682 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:56:30 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-58682 Congrats on your happy news!

Sorry to see you leave Beirut, but looking forward to keeping up with all of your adventures!

]]> By: PeonyP https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-58213 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:59:24 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-58213 Hello Ginger B, same as above it was a pleasure reading your blog silently.

I offer my congratulations for Beirut Baby’s sibling and my sympathy for your brave decision. In the end when you are accountable to your children , to other beings, you learn to be selfless and put your horizon in their perspective.

May God bless you and your family in this next chapter of your life!

]]> By: Claudia RATSIM... https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-58028 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 09:33:27 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-58028 Waooow! Georgia, l really enjoyed reading about your experience. And it’s true! it is so touching…mostly for people like us who’ve had to live in different countries. It makes you richer, more adaptable, but at the same time it gives you the feeling of beeing a “world citizen” from every where and from nowhere at the same time, with your family as “a sole country”. But no matter what, you’ll have lasting nice memories and your daughter will probably have, even if it’s vague. When l left MADAGASCAR as a child, the lasting memories that l got was the scent of the flowers in orchads and fields in spring time, it was really saturating the air. I’m still amazed at how well l remember the perfume of green leaves on orange trees, the perfume of the flowers of banana trees, or l remember “the atmosphere and coulours of some places more than anything else…Even if l never went back even for vacation, l’m so happy that l’ve seen that at least. But you’re also right: people are more important than places, no matter how nice it can be…and anyway, you have a lot of friends and family dying to see you soon!!

]]> By: Hala https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-57985 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 04:57:40 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-57985 I sympathize! I left years ago but unfortunately without my family. The plan was to re-unite in Canada, but I let time pass and I let down the family that was waiting for me to act on my promise. It’s lucky to be able to leave as a family, together. At least then you have each other. The alternative I think is to visit often, to never lose sight of our original plans.

]]> By: D. Kamal https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-57778 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:57:58 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-57778 Wow! I shall be sad to not read your interesting and touching posts anymore, but I completely understand your position. We have our own little one now, and even thoughts of moving to a new state a short flight away are quickly curbed when we consider distance from family.

Good luck to you!
-Derek

]]> By: Lindsay https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-57776 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:58:29 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-57776 Wow! I can understand that that was not an easy decision at I’ll. I’m leaving in July (for other reasons) but I’m not quite ready to go either.

Would love it if your blog took the direction of language acquisition. I’m very interested!

]]> By: Georgia Paterson Dargham https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-57770 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:42:09 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-57770 I’m so glad to hear from some of those silent readers. I’m far from a prolific commenter on blogs myself so I understand. It seems Lebanon is the land of goodbyes for so many people, but it never lets you go completely. Or maybe it’s us who cannot let go.
Thanks for your kind wishes.

]]> By: Georgia Paterson Dargham https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-57769 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:38:29 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-57769 Thanks Mustapha, I’m not sure exactly myself, I’m thinking something centred on language acquisition, kiddie learning…also depending on where I end up! I have a few Leb-based posts to go online before I leave, then I’ll post any developments as they happen.

]]> By: Joelle https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-57767 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:38:00 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-57767 I’ve always read your blog but never commented on any of the posts. Today I feel like I have to tell you how touching this post was. I left Lebanon ten years ago for the states. I miss everything about it and I still call it home but as you said, we belong elsewhere…
Best of luck to you and your family!

]]> By: Mustapha https://gingerbeirut.com/time-to-go/comment-page-1/#comment-57751 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:34:03 +0000 https://gingerbeirut.com/?p=1952#comment-57751 Goodspeed Georgia… It will be interesting to see the direction this blog will take :)

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