three years on, what is life like for the people who live and work here? i've come to downtown beirut to meet two women who are working tirelessly to rebuild their city. joelle azar is the owner of le panier du coin, food store selling natural products, in the centre of beirut. and nour tannir is an architect and stylist, who co—founded espacefann, a social enterprise, offering affordable workshops and professional courses in textile design and traditional crafts. welcome, joelle and nour. thank you. thank you, kim. it's great to be here. now, how would you describe your lives prior to the blast? i'll start with you, joelle. prior to the blast, it was an excellent life, so everything was booming, the businesses were booming, even the economy in lebanon was booming. and then, 2019 happened, so we had the financial crisis and then, in 2020, august 4, the big explosion. nour, how would you describe your life prior to that?