My Persian Corner - Traveling in Iran and Persian language and culture...

My students were doing a reading activity the other day when one of them was reading out loud to himself. The other whispered, “Read in your heart.” Then she looked at me and asked, “Is that how you say it in English?” I had to smile because it always...

At this point, I’ve written quite a few of these posts, so I’m not even sure what to call them anymore. Are they quirks? Customs? Endearing differences? Culture shock? Who knows! All I can tell you is that I feel like I could write a million of these...

When I was a writer for Culture Trip, I was commissioned to write Cultural Reasons to Visit Esfahan Before Tehran. Despite the fact that I love Tehran and actually take PERSONAL offense when someone says anything remotely negative about it, writing that...

A confession: This file has been in my drafts folder for upwards of a year. It seems that every time I come to write or edit it, I go down such a deep rabbit hole of examples, exceptions, context, tone, stress, etc. that I throw my hands up in the air...