Updated: 8 July 2019Books about happiness suggest writing about a particular positive experience because it helps you relive it. Because your brain doesn’t distinguish between real and unreal, it thinks the…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Sizdeh bedar marked the final day of the Nowruz season, and we’ve officially started our first 1398 work/school week. “Nature day”, as sizdeh bedar is also commonly known,…
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Updated: 8 July 2019With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, there’s no better time to tell your loved ones just how much you adore them- in Persian, of course! Check out…
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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…
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Updated: 8 July 2019I’m always surprised by the number of people who completely dismiss Tehran. “It’s polluted, it’s crowded, there’s nothing to see, it’s a tough city.” I was even warned…
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Updated: 8 July 2019As a kid, there was only one question: Which do you like more- Iran or the US? “I like both of them in different ways,” I used to…
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Updated: 8 July 2019Persian family vocabulary gets very specific. I mean, there are 8 different ways to say “cousin.” I like to think it’s because family is the backbone of Iranian…
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Updated: 8 July 2019There are some words and expressions in languages that we learn that for one reason or another we like and aim to use at some point. For me,…