Lebanon

Day 1. elisa had found someone on couchsurfing.com who said he could host us when we arrive in Beirut and pick us up at the airport but we haven't been in touch for the last few days while we were traveling. we arrived at the airport at 2am hoping that he might be there .... but we don't see anyone.

luckily Elisa has a friend from Bosnia who has been living here for the last year. she calls him and we ask if we can crash on his floor for a night. at 4am we arrive at vladin's sparsely furnished studio and pass out on the floor.

Day 3. we spent the last few days wandering around hamra, the student filled neighborhood near american university of beirut. with the help of vladin, some of his friends and a very friendly food vendor we finally find an apartment in a bustling part of town. we're on the 8th floor with a great view of city.

day 4. we explore a bit more of beirut. this is a beautiful and vibrant city filled with incredibly friendly people. we meet a friend of erin's who takes us on a tour of the rebuilt downtown.