In today's episode I share with you my experience harvesting hazelnuts for the past 4 years and the process of the harvest as I've come to know it.

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Ending the episode with a snippet from a song called (Assalaamu Alaikum) by Shadia Mansour.

Your vocab today:

Zowji- my husband

Sahel- easy

Sa3eb- difficult

Bisaraa7a- honestly

Kaslaana- lazy

Bat7ammas- I get excited

Emghallaf- wrapped

Wara2- leaves

A5dar- green

Zahra- a flower

3al 2a2al- at least

Taweela- tall

Inhizz- we shake

Juthoo3- trunks

Yiw2a3- it falls

Injamme3- we collect

5aima- a tent

Min7ott- we put

Yinshaf- it dries up

Yit7awwal- it turns to/ transforms to

Bunni- brown

Da5ma- huge

Muz3ija- annoying

5artoom- hose

Byishfot- it sucks in

Beyfar2o- it seperates it

7abbaat- beads

Sukoon- stillness/ tranquility

Fawaa2id- benifets

Si77a- health

Isme3et- I heard

2alb- heart

Today I recall the first time I ever saw snow and the first time I experienced real winter. I also tell you about a short period in my life where I lived and had to survive in Tbilisi of Georgia.

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Ending this episode with a snippet of (Ya Msaafer Wa7dak) by Mohamed Abdel Wahab.

Your vocab for the story:

Talej- snow

Abyad- white

Daraja- degree

El denya leil- the world is night- an expression to say its night time or its dark out.

Sahraneen- staying up late

Wazeefti- my job

Matba5- kitchen

Roosiyya- Russian

Kbeera bil 3umur- Big in the age (old)

Jali- washing dishes

Batata- Potato

2a2leeha- fry it

7asab el talab- according to the order/ as per order

Zabaayen- costumers

Ishaaraat- signs

Jorji- Georgian

Mudeer- Manager/ boss

Eykaffouni- suffice me

Saa7ib- owner

Wad3i- my situation

Sama7li- allowed me

Bibalaash- for free

Muqaabil- in return for/ in exchange for

Ghuraf mushtaraka- common rooms

Mit3awwid- used to

Wa2teeha- at that time

Btishbah- looks similar to

Kfaaya- enough

Almaani- German

Autostop- hitch-hike

Four years ago on the 4th of August, 2020, an explosion erupted at Beirut's harbor. In today's episode I recall that day and my life in Beirut before it. Inexplicable miracles and shocking grief.

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Ending today's episode with a snippet from Ibrahim Maalouf's song "Hashish".

Vocab of today's story:

Ba3atatli- sent me

Mash.had- scene

Mu5eef- scary

Ma sadda2et- didn’t believe

Attamman- to be rest assured

Waa7ad waa7ad- one by one

Saalmeen- safe

Tle3et- got out

Mawqe3- location

Itdammarat- was destroyed

Itsakkar- was closed

5utati- my plans

Wade3- situation

Iqtisaadi- economic

Aswa2- worse

7ajazet- I booked

Tazkara- a ticket

Taaree5- the date of

Tayaraan- airline

Safra- travel

It5ayyalu- imagine

Mu3jizaat- miracles

Eyfassirha- to explain it

Ghaalya- precious

A fateful moment in Rishikesh where mind indeed reigns over body and things that seem impossible happen in miraculous ways.

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Ending this episode with a snippet from the song (Hal 3indaki Shakk?) Do you have a doubt? Performed by Kathem Es Saaher and written by the late poet Nizaar Qabbaani.

Vocab:

Wselet- arrived

Ista2jaret- rented

Ilta2eet feeha- met her

Jiha- side

Mu3aakisa- opposite

Tamaaman- completely

3azamooni- invited me

Astafrigh- throw up

Tasammum- poisoning

Amoot- die

Da3eef- weak

Malyaana- full

El djembe taba3i- my djembe (African drum from Mali)

7amalethum- I carried them

Dahri- my back

Qaasya- harsh

It5ayyalet- imagined

Butu2- slowness

Jeser- Bridge

Itraddadet- I hesitated

Awsaq fiyyo- trust him

Wassalni- delivered me

Ma 2ibil- didn’t accept

Abki- I cry

Atshakkar- I thank

Roz- rice

Laban- yogurt

A story of a dog I met years ago on my last night in Nepal. A mystery that shall remain unsolved.

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Ending today's episode with a snippet from the song (Ba7ibb el Ba7r - I love the Sea) by Kamilya Jubran.

The vocab for the story:

Sanet el 2ird- the year of the Monkey (according to the Chinese lunar calendar)

Kam osbou3- a few weeks

Bizzabet- exactly

S.heret- I stayed up late

Ala77i2- to catch

3atma- dark

Kahraba- electricity

Ma2too3a- cut

Emsakkara- closed

Itwattaret- I got nervous

Sakraneen- drunk

2albi- my heart

Eydo2- it beat

Ad3i- I pray

Yi7meeni- he protects me

Majmoo3et klaab- a group of dogs

Tarak- he left

Yirkod- he runs

Yuhjum- he attacks

Nat- he jumped

Yil7as- he licked

3awwa- he barked

7aaris sha5si- private body guard

Wassalni- delivered me

Bissalaama- safely

I5tafa- disappeared

3alatool- immediately

Malak- Angel

I continue this week by sharing more from my life and the unforgettable memories that I have collected over the years. Today’s story is special to me. About an encounter with a human angel that appeared at a crucial moment in my life. Told in the first person.

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Ending the episode with a snippet from Julia Boutros's song, Ya Osas (Oh Stories)

Vocab:

My morning coffee- 2ahwity el sabaa7iyya

She runsaway- btuhrob

It reminded me- zakkarni

Airport- mataar

I ranaway- harabet

Behind me- waraay

Her hair is white- sha3erha abyad

I thank her- batshakkarha

I wear it- balbiso

Freedom- 7urriyya

I answer her- bajaawibha

Honesty- saraa7a

She is moved- btit2assar

She holds- btimsik

She promises me- btiw3edni

From now on- min hown ou raayi7

I don’t believe- ana ma basaddi2

My luck- 7azzi

I hug her- ba7donha

A sign- ishaara

Today's episode is told in the first person as I share with you a little about my life these days.

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Ending today's episode with a snippet from a classic Egyption song- Inn Raa7 Minnek Ya 3een, If he went away from you oh eyes. By Shadia.

The vocab for today:

Annoyed- mitdaay2a

It consoles me- beywaaseeni

It calms me- beyhaddeeni

Session- jalsa

Drowning- gharaq

Isolation- in3izaal

Aspects- jawaanib

Positive- eejaabiyya

Negative- salbiyya

To focus- rakkiz

Optimistic- mitfaa2la

Poetry- shi3er

Novels- riwayaat

Journals- muthakkaraat

Tv series- musalsal

Moving/ stirring- mu2assir

Depression- ikti2aab

Social life- 7aya ijtimaa3iyya

Doesn’t last- ma beydoom

Get inspired from- inlihim minno

I choose to share with you today a piece of news I had seen recently along with my thoughts about the rising racism and fascism around the world.

Ending the episode with a snippet from a favorite song of mine- Ana Mosh Kafer- I am not faithless- by Ziad Rahbani. Scroll down for some of the lyrics translated below.

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The vocab for the story:

They are chatting- 3am eydardishu

Holding- maasek

A knife- sikkeena

He threatens them- beyhaddidhum

Forbidden- mamnoo3

The police- el shurta

Drunk- sakraan

Racism- el 3unsuriyya

Fascism- el faashiya

It is rising- 3am tizdaad

Brotherhood- u5uwwa

Hospitable- midyaafeen

They treat me- bey3aamlooni

Violence- 3unuf

Refugees- laaji2een

Humans- bashar

To provide- waffir

The system- el nizaam

Song's intro lyrics:

Ana mish kaafir bas el joo3 kaafir- I am not faithless but hunger is.

Ana mish kaafir bas el marad kaafir- I am not faithless but sickness is.

Ana mish kaafir bas el fa2er kaafir, wil zell kaafir- I am not faithless but poverty and humiliation are.

Ana mish kaafir lakin shu ba3millik iza ijtama3u fiyye kil el ishya el kaafre- I am not faithless but what do you want me to do about it if all the makings of faithlessness manifest within me?