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True Moments, A Photo Series (7): Reza’s trip to Iran

Shirin — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:32:36 +0000

Thank you to Reza Taymouri for this photo submission! Reza, one of our Facebook fans, recently went to Iran and offered to share his experience with us through his photos. He says, “I thought that Iran is beautiful-especially the cities I…

True Moments, A Photo Series (6)

Shirin — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:25:19 +0000

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…

My Birthday, but Our Story

Shirin — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 19:14:56 +0000

I don’t typically want to write about myself too much and I really enjoy sharing stories of others. But given it is was my birthday yesterday, I will take this opportunity share our story. (I know you are thinking, “Oh,…

Recipe #3: Soup-e Jo (Barley Soup)

Shirin — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 19:44:45 +0000

I haven’t posted a recipe in a while and with the start of Fall recently, I felt it was time to bring to you one of my favorite Soups… Soup-e Jo (Barley Soup). Hm how do I describe this soup?…

Presenting “ALANGOO”: A story of an “Iranian-Preneur” (2)

Shirin — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 18:38:05 +0000

A few weeks ago, I met Golshid Mola, the founder of ALANGOO, for some coffee in Boston. Her energy, passion, and story was one I had to write about. What her company does, why she does it and how she…

True Moments, A Photo Series (5)

Shirin — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:00:50 +0000

So typically, I take photo submissions for this section, and I still will! But I realized I haven’t posted any of my own photos yet, and hey, I have been to Iran too! So, these are from a trip that…

True Moments, A Photo Series…in Turkey (4)

Shirin — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:30:53 +0000

Back from Turkey! It was an amazing trip with some awesome stories. While I work on a post around some of these stories, thought I would share some photos to keep you busy a bit. Enjoy the Turkish moments.. Click…

Bye Bye “Amreeka”

Shirin — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:19:50 +0000

(That is “America” with a persian accent…) I am off to Turkey for a couple weeks, so this blog will be off as well. HOWEVER, I am almost 100% positive that a clan of Iranians in Turkey will create some…

True Moments, A Photo Series (3)

Shirin — Tue, 19 Jun 2012 17:30:26 +0000

Our 3rd Photo Series is brought to you by Dr. Farnaz Pezeshki, a Pharmacist in the Boston area and a true “dokhtar shirazi” (girl from Shiraz, Iran) The first 5 pictures are from a small village called Ghalaat, about an hour…

True Moments, A Photo Series (2)

Shirin — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:30:54 +0000

This round of “True Moments” is submitted by Dr. Sara Ansari, DPT, a friend and President of the Iranian American Medical Association (IAMA) Javaan. They are actually not from Iran but taken more locally! Always nice to see pieces of our…