https://therebelchronicles.com Inspiring the Rebel in women everywhere Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://therebelchronicles.com/should-friends-be-put-into-boxes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=should-friends-be-put-into-boxes https://therebelchronicles.com/should-friends-be-put-into-boxes/#comments Tue, 04 Jan 2022 02:31:39 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=1855 My husband (it feels weird to write the word!) believes in a certain form of social categorization. Not because he judges people based on their social status, wealth, or education, but merely because he believes it helps to avoid disappointment. I’ve previously written a post where I talk about how I have circles of friends […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/should-friends-be-put-into-boxes/feed/ 4 https://therebelchronicles.com/how-to-keep-your-long-distance-friendships-alive/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-to-keep-your-long-distance-friendships-alive https://therebelchronicles.com/how-to-keep-your-long-distance-friendships-alive/#respond Tue, 12 Mar 2019 17:04:21 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=1737 Having lived in 7 countries over the last decade (Canada, US, France, UK, Switzerland, UAE, Lebanon), I know firsthand how difficult it is to maintain your friendships once you’re ready to head off to the next adventure, and you’re faced with the difficult task of bidding your friends farewell. Conversely maybe your friend moved away […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/how-to-keep-your-long-distance-friendships-alive/feed/ 0 https://therebelchronicles.com/a-lebanese-in-singapore/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-lebanese-in-singapore https://therebelchronicles.com/a-lebanese-in-singapore/#respond Wed, 28 Dec 2016 07:02:11 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=1264 I traveled to Singapore last month with my EMBA class for a one week seminar. This was my second time to the country and a serious eye opener. Imagine 40 Lebanese landing in Singapore. I don’t know who experienced more of a culture shock – our group of students, or the Singaporeans that had to […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/a-lebanese-in-singapore/feed/ 0 https://therebelchronicles.com/things-child-understand/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-child-understand https://therebelchronicles.com/things-child-understand/#respond Tue, 25 Oct 2016 18:19:09 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=1219 We’re not spoiled brats. Well, not all of us at least. Some of my friends with siblings are way brattier and more selfish than one could imagine. Our parents tend to be slightly overbearing and overprotective. Of course, all parents are to some extent, but ours have nobody else to focus on but us!  We always […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/things-child-understand/feed/ 0 https://therebelchronicles.com/savor-every-bite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=savor-every-bite https://therebelchronicles.com/savor-every-bite/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2016 20:22:58 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=881 I was having dinner with my childhood friend Samira a few days ago when something suddenly dawned on me. Samira, her cousin, and I were eating after being famished for a few hours, and while her cousin and I scarfed down our food, Samira was still taking her sweet time eating her meal. Now as […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/savor-every-bite/feed/ 2 https://therebelchronicles.com/things-no-one-tells-you-about-growing-up-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-no-one-tells-you-about-growing-up-2 https://therebelchronicles.com/things-no-one-tells-you-about-growing-up-2/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2015 18:16:24 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=730 I recall being this young stubborn child (and no, I haven’t lost that stubborness with age!) that wanted to do everything I desired whenever I pleased. It infuriated me when my parents used to say no. All I wanted was to be a grown up in that moment and do whatever I wanted to do […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/things-no-one-tells-you-about-growing-up-2/feed/ 2 https://therebelchronicles.com/when-you-feel-you-dont-belong/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-you-feel-you-dont-belong https://therebelchronicles.com/when-you-feel-you-dont-belong/#respond Tue, 08 Sep 2015 19:18:54 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=718 I recently wrote a post about my trip back home to Montreal. So odd this concept of “home”. I concluded that indeed home is where the heart is, right? Interestingly I was just in Beirut and it felt like home too. I’m Lebanese yet never lived in my country of origin. It’s difficult to understand […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/when-you-feel-you-dont-belong/feed/ 0 https://therebelchronicles.com/back-home/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=back-home https://therebelchronicles.com/back-home/#comments Fri, 28 Aug 2015 14:40:19 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=692 When I think of the word “home”, I still visualize Montreal. Well, sometimes I do. I certainly did right after having a late typical Canadian breakfast with two of my high school friends last week. God bless maple syrup. No matter where I’ve been, my heart ultimately belongs to this Canadian city. Nevertheless, at times, it […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/back-home/feed/ 4 https://therebelchronicles.com/what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger https://therebelchronicles.com/what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2015 16:43:50 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=679 I don’t like being told what to do and what not to do. I was told not to write this post because, oh well, some people may view it as negative, or others may not want to be reminded of all the tough times they’ve had in their lives. Since I’m a contrarian by nature, […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/what-doesnt-kill-you-makes-you-stronger/feed/ 2 https://therebelchronicles.com/the-argumentative-soul/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-argumentative-soul https://therebelchronicles.com/the-argumentative-soul/#respond Fri, 26 Jun 2015 09:09:23 +0000 http://therebelchronicles.com/?p=509 I dedicate this post to my friend, and I use the term “friend” loosely here, Tony. You know who you are. Heck, you suggested this. He’s just one of many. You’ve met them, you know them, they’re a member of your family, they’re a close friend, they’re a colleague. We’ve all encountered them. The argumentative […]]]> https://therebelchronicles.com/the-argumentative-soul/feed/ 0