Since we’re nearing the end of the year, I thought I’d take a look back and share some of the posts that were the most popular with readers as well as…
2018
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Updated: 8 July 2019You might be busy Christmas shopping this month, but Iranians are busy preparing for another holiday just a few days before- Shab-e Yalda, or Yalda Night, an ancient…
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Updated: 8 July 2019 I can’t say that culture shock played a significant role in my acclimation period in Iran since it was, after all, a place that I had been…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Of all the places to visit in Iran, I couldn’t think of one less interesting than Kish Island. Water sports and shopping malls? Meh. At least Qeshm had…
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Updated: 19 August 2020There’s a Persian phrase that goes befarmâ, beshin, betamarg (please take a seat, sit down, sit your ass down) which just shows the different manners to express the…
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Updated: 14 November 2018I first stumbled upon Mehdi Saki and Kamakan randomly during a search for something else. After hearing their live version of Labkhand (Smile), I felt like I had…
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Updated: 8 July 2019There’s really no better way to learn a language than to be fully immersed in the environment. When people ask me if I feel my Persian has improved…
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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…