Here’s a list of questions people commonly ask me.
What does ‘Charbel’ mean?
Well, it doesn’t mean anything from a translation point of view. It’s the name of a Lebanese Saint—St. Charbel Maklouf—and my parents (of Lebanese origin) named me after him. But it doesn’t translate to anything in Arabic the way ‘hummus’ means garbanzo bean. (See nickname question below)
How do you pronounce your name anyway?
My name is phonetically pronounced [ shár - b'l –– seh - máhn ]. Contrary to popular belief, my first and last names are NOT pronounced in the following ways:
- Charble, Charbell, Sharbell, Sherble, and no, not even Charmin á la my high school geometry teacher
- Seaman, SeeMAN, Sehmen, Saymon, and everyone’s favorite, Semen
What do you do exactly?
I’m an entrepreneur. I have many ideas and passions in a variety of topics. To summarize, here’s a list of what I do:
- …love my family and friends
- …go to church, pray, and serve my community as a Lector and Eucharistic minister
- …devote my life to being the best son, brother, cousin, friend, boyfriend, and colleague I can be
- …train people to do stuff at Google
- …purchase and remodel real estate
- …coach youth basketball
- …design websites and graphics
- …blog about stuff
- …play softball, basketball, golf, flag football, and train in San Shou kickboxing
- …try to snowboard, skateboard, and play the guitar
- …cook and plan to open delis and restaurants
- …live my life according to the following: Be who you are and be that well. -St. Francis de Sales
- …plan to have a dog one day
