Few years ago, one day my ex-boyfriend came to me very alarmed with the news that there is a chicken pox epidemic and everyone should be vaccinated. I told him that if there were such a thing, it would be announced in the media. “No, no”, he said, “My uncle who is a doctor said …
Month: March 2008
Easter: Armenian-Iranian version
Sometimes, Easter would fall into the Norooz holiday period. When this was the case, we would celebrate the Easter dinner in the company of other Armenian families in Daryakenar (instead of being just among our family). This meant lots of preparation and cooking. This year, Easter was just few days after Norooz, we were invited …
Norooz vacations
About a month ago I had the idea of taking a two weeks vacation to come to Iran for the Persian New Year. At first this idea was just a dream, for seven years I never even dared to think about it. There was no question about taking a two-week vacation in the middle of …