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Watch the videoMy sister helped me edit the poem translations, which sound much better now...Here is the first poem, from my father's grave:I said "Father, this is not the way for such greatness to end."He replied, "How should it be? This i...
Watch the videoWhat is gratitude? When do you know to be grateful for where you are? When do you know that even though you can be where you are, you can choose something else?This is a conversation in Tehran between my sister and a friend a...
Watch the videoMany things are sold in the streets of Tehran, while you are waiting in traffic. Some will sell walnuts, hafiz poems, and flowers....Others will perform an instrument or offer to clean your windshield. This is a clip of someo...
Watch the videoTehran is surrounded by mountains, and visiting them is one of my favorite things to do in Tehran. Here is a clip of my cousin and I, and some other passerbys...hiking, having picnics, and enjoying the day. ...
Watch the video****Thanks to everyone who made this node a possibility!!***** Here is a look at us shooting video explaining how to start a videoblog in Farsi. We used freevlog.org and node101.org (and many other resources--thanks so much t...
Watch the videoThis video clip is of my mom and her sisters looking at pictures together, and the thumbnail is of my parents._____________________________________________________________________ Translation:eh! This is my mom!And this is me...
Watch the videoThe Bazaar has many things for sale (wholesale and retail): food, fruits, and nuts, rugs, gold, fabric, clothes, appliances, steel, decorations, art, etc....This clip takes you through the entry of the Bazaar to the area wher...
Watch the videoThis clip shows some of the music played for a really great celebration that I went to last night, in honor of Hazrat Ali's Birthday...to be continued... ...
Watch the videoI went out with one of my best friends and stumbled upon this Kabab place (Super Protein Chizary). I really liked the guy we met there--he was super friendly and asked me to shoot video of him making kabab.Salam (Hello)My fri...
Offerings for the souls of those who have passed Watch the video Kheiriyeh or Kheirat is something that is given for the soul of a loved one or someone who has passed on.My mother recently gave Kheiriyeh, for the passin...
Hitching rides in Tehran Watch the video Sure, it can be a bit of a fuss to get around without a car. However, in Tehran, people are likely to pick you up and drop you off to where you need to go. As you can see in this...
A superstition I can live with Watch the video At least once a week, my grandmother will burn esfand (Peganum Harmala) for the family. The smoke smells really nice, acts as an antiseptic, and is also said to rid the eff...
Young people having fun Watch the video Hanging out in the coffee shops in Northern Tehran.I started handing out my camera's yesterday. Here are some of the girls I gave the cameras to. Dialogue:________________________...
Hangin out with my great Aunt Watch the video Ameh Akram is my mom's aunt (my grandfather's sister).Dialogue________________________________________________________[the US] was very fun...and if i wasn't so old and if t...
Hafiz Poetry Fortune Watch the video I am in Iran now! It is so great to be here, amidst family and friends, people I love, wonderful places, and really wonderful experiences.This first video is of me and a man who is s...
After reading this thing called Putting Documentary Work to Work (download the pdf on this page) I was able to see a moment of crystal clarity where documenting and organizing different aspects of our lives can really share a story so powe...
So, I have come up with a list of places to see in Iran. After visiting Wikipedia, and Flickr, there seems to be lack of good information about Iran. Last I checked on google maps, there was not a single dot indicating life or civilization ...