Waking up. Seeing snow fall outside. Hearing the crackle of a fireplace. Seeing a decorated tree full of gifts. Hearing christmas music playing in the background. Nice right? But this was not what I experienced growing up. Growing up, Christmas +…
Author Archive for Shirin
Presenting “Rahimeh Andalibian”: A story of an Iranian-Preneur (4)
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Resilience, Love, Loyalty, Triumph, and Peace. These are the words that describe Rahimeh Andalibian, Author of “The Rose Hotel“, an Amazon best seller. I met Rahimeh at a book signing in Boston in November. I was unsure what her book…
Recipe #4: Eating Rice = Being Iranian
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How do you know if you are Iranian?? If you are eating this 8 out of 7 days in the week There is really no such thing as a proper Iranian dish without the…
Our Thanksgiving: not just on Thanksgiving
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When the general population thinks about Thanksgiving, they think about this: When I think about Thanksgiving, I think of this: We do have Turkey at our Thanksgiving… but there always seems to…
True Moments, A Photo Series (6)
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It can be such an exciting, scary, uneasy, thrilling (yes, all at the same time) experience for those of us who have spent the majority of our lives in America, but go and visit Iran after so many years. One…