Fred Bteich“We were home. How do you pick up the threads of an old life? How do you go on?”Another trip to the motherland.Apr 6, 2022Apr 6, 2022
Fred BteichDenied a Christmas family reunion in LebanonWhen they tell you stories about magical nights and heartwarming eves with the big family united around the chimney and the Christmas tree…Dec 24, 2021Dec 24, 2021
Fred BteichA year away from BeirutFirst, you get emotional. Then, you get anxious. And then, you start disconnecting. Until, just like the October 2019 revolution, Beirut…Oct 18, 2021Oct 18, 2021
Fred BteichPrisoners behind the Beirut silosI thought that nightmares only existed in our minds. I thought that people were exaggerating on social media when they described the…Aug 28, 2021Aug 28, 2021
Fred BteichThe day they slaughtered my beautiful Beirut an irreversible eighth timeShe had been suffering for years now. Yet her condition drastically deteriorated starting October 2019. But she was still fighting. She was…Aug 3, 2021Aug 3, 2021
Fred Bteich“I know you’re not ok. I know you feel like shit. I am here.”It’s no secret that I struggle mentally. Everybody does. Maybe I feel blessed to be able to express my feelings through writing. It’s time…Jun 1, 2021Jun 1, 2021
Fred BteichLike a tourist in the land of the Walking DeadWhere to start, Beirut?Apr 17, 2021Apr 17, 2021
Fred BteichHow I buried my Lebanese heartbeats under the Mar Mkhayel rubbleThis is my story. And this is the story of every human being in this piece of land we call Lebanon, who has left, who is leaving, or who…Oct 17, 2020Oct 17, 2020
Fred BteichWhen med school sucks the best years out of your lifeTo date, I still remember the gush of blood and heartbeats I felt exactly 10 years ago, when I was told to choose my career and life path…Jun 12, 2018Jun 12, 2018
