BisarahaشاميLevantine متوسطIntermediate أذنEAR TRAINING18 February 2026فبراير · 195 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةA quick Levantine note on Ziad Rahbani’s “بصراحة” and why it became my current favorite.Language-Learning Art-Media Shami-Arabic Levantine-Arabic Music Ziad-Rahbani Spotify Playlist-Notes
New PlaylistsشاميLevantine سهلEasy18 January 2026يناير · 125 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةChatGPT + Spotify made it too easy to spin up fresh playlists for my walks.Language-Learning Art-Media Shami-Arabic Levantine-Arabic Music Spotify-Playlist Playlist-Notes Chatgpt
Soul Tracks for Heavy MorningsشاميLevantine متوسطIntermediate29 December 2025ديسمبر · 101 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةA post about hauling myself out of bed and letting a soul playlist brighten a dark winter morning.Daily-Life Art-Media Soul-Music Morning-Routine Music Mood-Boost Parenting Spotify-Playlist Levantine-Arabic
Old Sketchbook DrawingsشاميLevantine سهلEasy28 December 2025ديسمبر · 158 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةSketchbook pages and book illustrations from earlier seasons of my life—a small gallery of old drawings.Art-Media Sketchbook Illustration Pencil-Drawing Still-Life Book-Illustration Art-Archive Throwback
A Different SoundشاميLevantine متوسطIntermediate10 December 2025ديسمبر · 152 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةA small thought about change, choice, and the paths we take when we want something different.Language-Learning Art-Media Shami-Arabic Vocabulary Levantine-Arabic Music Music-Discovery Playlist-Notes
The Fish-Tank CatastropheشاميLevantine متوسطIntermediate7 December 2025ديسمبر · 112 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةA Shami mini-story about our accidental fish-soup disaster and how the tank finally got replaced.Family Art-Media Family-Story Parenting-Humor Fish-Tank Goldfish Kid-Quotes Pets Spouse
A Tale of Two SelfiesشاميLevantine متوسطIntermediate3 December 2025ديسمبر · 153 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةTwo photos. Seventeen years apart. Same face, different weather.Art-Media Daily-Life Reflection Time Memory Identity Night-Photography Selfies
ALL CAPSشاميLevantine سهلEasy28 November 2025نوفمبر · 104 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةSome confusing graffiti in Tel Aviv.Travel Art-Media Tel-Aviv Street-Graffiti Wordplay Police-Humor Israel-Travel Photo-Walk Headwear
The Beginnings of My Levantine PlaylistشاميLevantine متوسطIntermediate أذنEAR TRAINING27 November 2025نوفمبر · 200 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةSome music I’m enjoying right now, to train my ear for Levantine Arabic.Art-Media Levantine-Playlist Ear-Training Music Indie-Ska Electro-Folk Music-Discovery Artist-Spotlight Yuma Ghoula Young-Rz Kazdoura Walaa-Sbait Bedouin-Burger
Favorite Film GenreتونسيTunisian متوسطIntermediate29 August 2025أغسطس · 94 wordsكلمة · 1 min readدقيقة قراءةDiscussing what kind of movies I like to watch.Art-Media Movies Film-Genre Favorites