"Keep the change" in Lebanese Arabic

Jack J. is a Lebanese citizen who has lived in Lebanon for over 20 years. His favourite Lebanese-based movie is West Beyrouth; his favourite Lebanese food is Fattoush & Hummus; and his favourite place to visit in Lebanon is Zahle. "Zahle is where my grandparents lived," Jack writes of his favourite Lebanese city. "my greatest memories as a child is in Zahle."

Having translated over 1,000 principal words and phrases across over 1,500 published pages in the 2022-2023 period, Jack was the first IBL Languages Contributor to receive the distinction of Contributor with Honours.

His pages at Ithaca Bound Languages have been viewed by the public over 250,000 times.