A confession: This file has been in my drafts folder for upwards of a year. It seems that every time I come to write or edit it, I go down such…
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Every culture has some eccentricities that, depending on how you see them, can range from annoying and confusing to interesting and downright adorable. Obviously, during my time here in Iran, I’ve…
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There are so many singers in Iran that Iranians joke that anyone who has a fall out with their mother becomes a singer. I feel like a more updated version of…
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Updated: 8 July 2019I have two students, a married couple, who I’ve been teaching for a little over 4 years now. In the beginning, it was just the two of them,…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Kâr mâr, ghâti pâti, sefid-e sefid, fes fes, chap chap, khar tu khar. If you’ve spent time around Iranians, you may have noticed this peculiar pattern of repeating…
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Updated: 8 July 2019I have a relative who’s a pretty professional mountaineer. On almost every visit to my dad’s village, we go on an early morning hike– somewhere I can easily…
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Updated: 8 July 2019One of the struggles of learning Persian is the same as teaching it: written vs spoken form. As a learner, you spend your precious time studying, memorizing, and…
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Updated: 8 July 2019They say the best things in life are free. I would add to that that the best moments in life are the simple ones. The seemingly insignificant, ordinary…