Today’s post is another more personal one. A trip down memory lane to my childhood when we spent summers in Iran. Last summer, I revisited my aunt’s old house in Tehran…
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Updated: 19 December 2020Sometimes, my students ask me how to say a Persian word or phrase in English, and I realize there’s no equivalent because it’s cultural. One of the best…
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Today’s post is more of a personal essay. It’s something I’ve written some form of in my newsletter and on Instagram, but I decided to gather all these thoughts dancing around…
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For those of you who read part 1 of Random Differences, I know I said part 2 would be coming in one week, not one month. As always, life gets in…
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By now, I’ve written part 1 and part 2 of cultural quirks, about culture shock, and about some Iranian traditions and customs. This post I’m calling “differences”, but I think we…
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I’ve gotten a few messages asking if I’m going crazy because I can’t really travel these days. Other messages have asked me to write about what it’s like to be a…
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Iran is a wonder in terms of sightseeing, but there’s a reason that time and again, it’s the people and their hospitality that take center stage. Whether it’s a simple offer,…
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There are three things to know about Iranian street food: it’s not the typical “street food” you might think of, it’s [mostly] healthy, and it’s seasonal. And when winter comes around,…
