So I was supposed to go spend last summer at the American University in Beirut studying Arabic but, as you all know, last summer turned out to be a crazy one for Lebanon.

It looks like I'm finally going to make it over in early October, so I'm curious how many FT'ers are there (BEYFlyer, of course, but I'm sure there are others) and if any of you would want to get together. I'd also really appreciate some local advice as the time draws near, particular in terms of where to go and, more importantly, where not to.

Thanks and I hope to see some of you in BEY later this year.


PS- not checking FT all that often this summer as I'm roaming around Europe, but I'll come back to this thread whenever I stop by FT.