Kris and I had a great experience this last week-end. Saturday, after the last day of school, we went on an excursion with fellow staff members to hike along a river and picnic. As it were, we were the on
ly non-Lebanese to go on the trip. The Lebanese love to dance and eat. On the bus ride to the river we danced and so did the others. 
The Lebanese have a way of dancing that has a lot of hand, arm and hip motion. They like to have fun with it. There are never any partners. People dance with whomever is near them. They do have a line dance that is called the dabke. It is a simple dance, but we did not do it on this trip.
When we arrived at the river we took a short hike to a beautiful spot. Even though it was a hot, humid day, the breeze coming up the river along with the cold water, made it very comfortable. Watermelon, a bag of cherries, and cantaloupe were quickly put in the cold river to cool. The water was shallow at that point and so everyone was wading.
Someone brought a boombox and played some Lebanese music. People were dancing in the river as seen in the photo and video of our friend Amira.
ly non-Lebanese to go on the trip. The Lebanese love to dance and eat. On the bus ride to the river we danced and so did the others. 
The Lebanese have a way of dancing that has a lot of hand, arm and hip motion. They like to have fun with it. There are never any partners. People dance with whomever is near them. They do have a line dance that is called the dabke. It is a simple dance, but we did not do it on this trip.
When we arrived at the river we took a short hike to a beautiful spot. Even though it was a hot, humid day, the breeze coming up the river along with the cold water, made it very comfortable. Watermelon, a bag of cherries, and cantaloupe were quickly put in the cold river to cool. The water was shallow at that point and so everyone was wading.
Someone brought a boombox and played some Lebanese music. People were dancing in the river as seen in the photo and video of our friend Amira.
What would a Lebanese outing be without nargileh? That's hookah, to you Stateside readers. Fadi and Nirmeen waded across the river and took a seat, filled the nargileh with river water and lit the coals.
The great thing about the Lebanese is that they like to eat. We had a huge picnic that was topped off with the watermelon and cantaloupe.
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