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09/09/2026

Milan… another beautiful chapter in my journey around the world. 🇮🇹✨

Traveling has taken me to the most beautiful cities, surrounded me with incredible places, and given me memories I will carry forever. Yet, sometimes, the farther I travel, the closer my heart feels to where it all began.

There is a certain nostalgia that comes with seeing the world — because no matter how beautiful the streets of Milan, the lights of Paris, or the magic of any destination may be, there is something about Lebanon, my homeland, that lives in a completely different place in my heart. 🇱🇧❤️

I miss the familiar streets, the sounds, the warmth, the memories of childhood, and those simple moments that money and travel can never recreate.

Perhaps that is what traveling teaches us: you can discover the world, but along the way, you discover just how deeply you belong to the place that shaped you.

Milan is beautiful… but a part of my heart will always be in Lebanon. 🇱🇧❤️

09/06/2026

Throughout this week, memorial services will be held in my father’s memory at various Orthodox and Catholic churches bringing family and loved ones together to celebrate his beautiful life and pray for the peaceful repose of his soul.

May his spirit rest peacefully, and may his soul find eternal rest in Heaven. May God’s light shine upon him always, and may he remain forever in our hearts. 🕊️🤍🙏

09/03/2026

Tonight, beautiful sunset in Houston

08/31/2026

Free yoga sessions directly underneath The Ring at Place Ville Marie.

The program is Immersive Yoga by YogaTribes:

* 📍 Esplanade PVM, directly under L’Anneau
* 🧘 Free, open to all levels
* 🎧 Uses wireless headphones with music and live instructor guidance
* 🗓️ Tuesdays, 5:30–6:30 PM
* 🧴 Bring your own mat and water
* ☔ Rain location: Centre Eaton, 2nd-floor mezzanine.

The Ring (L’Anneau) at Place Ville Marie, the large architectural/art installation in downtown Montreal.

* Designed by: Claude Cormier + Associés (CCxA), the Montreal landscape-architecture firm.
* Installed: 2022, as the final major element of the revitalization of the Place Ville Marie esplanade.
* Size: 30 metres (98 feet) in diameter.
* Weight: more than 23 tonnes / 50,000 lb of stainless steel.
* Location: Suspended between the Place Ville Marie buildings, above the grand staircase leading toward McGill College Avenue.
* Architectural idea: The perfectly circular form deliberately contrasts with the strong geometric, cruciform architecture of Place Ville Marie, designed by I. M. Pei and Henry N. Cobb in the early 1960s.
* View: From the esplanade, the Ring frames the long visual axis toward McGill University, Mount Royal and the illuminated Mount Royal Cross. At night, the Ring itself is illuminated, creating a visual dialogue with the cross.

What makes it particularly interesting architecturally is that it appears to float between the buildings rather than being supported from the ground. The circular form was intentionally chosen as a soft, monumental counterpoint to PVM’s angular modernist architecture.

08/30/2026

People words can hurt you

08/30/2026

Montreal downtown in 2026 is a city of contrasts—historic French charm standing beside modern skyscrapers, busy streets mixed with quiet cafés, and old stone buildings surrounded by contemporary life. From Sainte-Catherine Street and the Underground City to the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal and the beautiful St. Lawrence waterfront, Montreal continues to have a character that is uniquely its own.

It may have changed over the years, but the soul of Montreal is still there—French, multicultural, artistic, vibrant, and unforgettable. ❤️🇨🇦

Montreal in 2026 is a fascinating mix of old-world European charact...

08/29/2026

“Karma won’t do everything for you. Sometimes you have to stand up for yourself, draw the line, and know how to put disrespectful people in their place.”

The idea behind “Karma won’t do everything” is that you shouldn’t always sit back and wait for life to punish people who hurt or disrespect you.

It can mean:

* Don’t confuse kindness with weakness. Being a good person doesn’t mean allowing people to mistreat you.
* Stand up for yourself. Sometimes people keep crossing boundaries because nobody challenges them.
* You don’t have to insult everyone. The stronger response is often being direct, confident, and letting someone know their behavior is unacceptable.
* Karma is not a guarantee. Some people may never face the consequences you think they deserve. You can’t control that.
* Protect your dignity. Walking away, cutting someone off, or firmly calling out their behavior can be more powerful than trying to hurt them back.

So the deeper message is: “I believe in karma, but I also believe in boundaries. I don’t need to be cruel, but I’m not going to let disrespect go unanswered just because I’m waiting for karma to handle it.”