It is this time of the year again; I feel the nature’s longing for spring, I feel its heart beat for spring, its open arms to welcome spring as the trees, flowers, and every living creature (on the northern hemisphere) show their excitement for the New Year and are once again filled with life, waiting [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘homeland’
March 1, 2008
smell
Traffic in Tehran, Iran by tehranshake
I was walking home from work today and I could not help but notice an incredibly wonderful but indescribable city smell that reminds me so much of Iran. Becoming nostalgic about this smell has, for better or worse, become a habit of mine. It was in college when I first [...]
February 27, 2008
home & calcutta
Shideh & Manata, I really enjoyed reading your posts. When I think of the places I call “home”, it is defined by the people who are there. In the past 3 years I have lived in 3 different cities. And each time I have left one place, the new place never feels like home even [...]
February 26, 2008
homeland
I left Iran when I was 16 years old, after getting my high school diploma in math and physics. The name of my high school was (is) Kooshesh (which translates to “hard work” or “effort”) and it was located in Jordan Street, at the intersection of Ghobadian and Jordan Ave. It seems like a different [...]
February 23, 2008
prayer beads
Shideh, thanks for the post. The images are beautiful. One of the pictures that caught my attention: the one of the three men sitting with prayer beads dangling from their wrists. The image reminded me of one of my father’s friends, Mihan. He was from Iran; his wife was American and they and their two children [...]
February 22, 2008
asian reflection
A friend sent me this website today; I liked the music and images very much and hope you’ll also enjoy watching these slides:
http://asianreflection.com/slides/iran/index.html
February 20, 2008
tehran dance
The art of dancing is truly a gift. It is an amazing feeling – the power in group dances – especially the ones with lots of energy, movement, singing, colors, and joy. I only saw these dances in Indian movies when I was a kid – we never had that experience growing up in [...]
February 18, 2008
plug-in air freshener
It’s ironic how Manata’s post reminded me of my own memories of flowers in Pakistan. My grandmother would take the small jasmine flowers and place them in her ear lobe as earrings. And at weddings the bunches of tiny white flowers can be seen hanging over the bride’s shoulder; when you bend close to congratulate [...]
February 16, 2008
on jasmine
It’s that time of year again when every morning and evening I’m blessed to wake up to the intoxicating scent of jasmine flowers in my backyard. I always make it a point to pick a few flowers and place them in various places in my small studio here in Berkeley, California. I guess it’s [...]
February 15, 2008
images
This morning I was reading BBC news online and looked through one of the BBC staple features, “Day in Pictures”. Frequently there are pictures from the Middle East and South Asia, capturing the everyday occurrences of those so far away. Today there was a picture from Lahore, the city where my mother grew [...]
