My aunt Parvone is one of the kindest, sweetest, most patient women I know. We often refer to her as “Madare Hame” , Everyone's Mother. She married at 17 years old to her first cousin, Hamid. He was 8 years her senior. Parvone grew up wearing h

Bonus

Parnian (Bonus Episode!)

Sep 22nd, 2021 35m 48s

BONUS EPISODE IN FARSI Introducing the 16 year old Parnian. She feels she has been handling the pandemic pretty well considering Iran is being cover run with the Delta Variant. When classes area online, her teacher relies on WhatsApp and Telegr

Mohammad

Sep 17th, 2021 37m 26s

English Episode! Introducing Mohammad, a bilingual film lover and at 24 years old he is studying for his Masters in Biomechanical Engineering. (Well, if that doesn’t make me question where I am in life, I don’t know what will) His mother is a n

Saleheh

Sep 10th, 2021 39m 43s

First Farsi episode! But wait - if you are learning Farsi stick around. My cousin Saleheh met her husband through an arranged marriage. In a world where you're not really supposed to date - how do you get married? She talks about the emotional

Sara

Sep 3rd, 2021 35m 3s

Meet my cousin Sara. Her mom forced her to attend English classes as a child. Of course, being a rule-following daughter, she begrudgingly obliged. However, now she appreciates the liberties of being bilingual. Currently Sara is a working woman

Mahboobeh

Aug 25th, 2021 29m 38s

Meet my Aunt Mahboobeh. She grew up with four brothers, a swimming pool and a pomegranate tree. Guess what, whenever she needed to take a shower, she had to use the public bathroom. Yup, that means pay per use. Married at 23, Mahboobeh began tr