God you're good Definitely triple bonus points right there;) Wished I could check out Rumi's place of rest too, but remembered the Turks got him a fancy green tomb in Cappadocia - man was in way too high demand I suppose...boo:(
Well done I like the way you write. Your discription and photos of places you visited in Iran are so intresting, even for me who born and grone up there.
Good Job
Good Commentary Great writing as usual! But what about Rumi? I know he was born in Afghanistan, but he was Persian and I think is the third poet all Persians have in their household right?! Hey one more thing:
"I said I long for thee
You said your sorrows will end.
Be my moon, rise up for me
Only if it will ascend."
--Hafez
:D
Love the blogs I love your blogs! I hope the political climate clears up, I would love to visit Iran for a few weeks one of these days. Your writing is superb and the pics are great too. I look forward to more posts!
Good blog I have read it for a while,it is good.but meanwhile my blog was ignoring by nearly everyone....what a sorrow.you will say it is not your business,but,as here you have such a space for leave some message,I choose it to blurt,I am really sorry,but I have to...you know
Really? I'm in minato-ku, so who knows? it's not all that of a fancy part of town. but it if it really is happening, i send you my gratitude for checking out my entries!;)
been reading your blogs u write pretty funny comments gurl, but this 1's chill to check out. u a iran studies student? dunno, but i think i no who u r. writing from an internet cafe, think i saw u pass by! luv to talk witchu!
Indeed it is... Thank you for taking time to read my entry, I didnt know what to make of it and I couldnt figure out what to say...but I thought it was worth a shot to inform some interested readers. Cheers;)
I wish I could have a Japanese wife I am serious,to be honest I have few interest to what you talking about,but I forcing myself to read over your writing, just because I have a curiosity to Japanese girls. they are mystery for me. So I must keep myself on reading through all what she talking about. Above all, I*you.(you may know what I say)
keep well.little secret.
thank you...:) it means a lot to me that you read my blog. I truly appreciate your thoughts, and i promise to stay this way with all my heart. Cheers!;)
Travel Info Thanks for your message;) It's great to hear about your interest and I truly hope you visit the 'land of the Aryans' in the future. I personally took advantage of my japanese citizenship and went with a Jp group, but I did notice a number of Germans, Italians, Turks and Englishmen. If you're american, it's a little inconvenient as there are no embassies between Iran and US since the famous US embassy hostage event back in the early 80s. But if not, all should be well and easy enough to get a tourist visa.
I would say it is quite difficult to travel around the country by yourself as only a few people speak english. all my quality accomodation, meals, transport, entrance fees and return airfare were included, and plus a great amount of shopping came out for a total of less than three grand.
I don't know any specific contacts as I dont know which areas you want to see (Susa? Persepolis? Nagsh-Rostam?) but there are many local tour agencies in Tehran who have some informative sites up online. Hope this helped, good luck!
What did you learn about Iran Iran is a beautiful country with a rich history. From my own studies I learned that Iran created one of the greatest empire in ancient times and one of the Kings of Iran helped in the rebuilding of the Jewish temple in Jerusalem and many of the Jews who were captive in Babylon were allowed to return to their land with the permission of the Persian King. Persia, the ancient name of Iran was one of the contributors of western civilization, but they also had inherited their culture from the cultures that they conqueored. Mesopotamia, the "Cradle of Western Civilization" gave birth to the world's first writing had also passed down it's legacy to the Babylonians, Assyrians and Persians. I am interested about their history and want to know more about them. How much does it take to go there and who can I contact?
Thanks heaps!;) I'd forgotten about all the English which has settled into contemporary Japanese! But looking back, it seems Japanese has taken tidbits from a lot of foreign tongues - apparently even some of the Persian as I found out a few hours ago;)
And just wanted to send you a jolly cheers for reading my blog entry!
English, Farsi and Japanese Think both Farsi and English belong to the same Indo-European Language Group, which also includes those languages such as French, Russian etc. Whilst, the Japanese had borrowed many English words since their Meiji Reform. So it is not surprising that you have found similarities between all these languages.
Hope this helps.
A 22 year old Middle Eastern journalism major for a knack for languages and cultures. Pseudo-Japanese-Aussie in heart with ambitions to travel while doing her best to pick up rare knowledge and remain as open-minded as possible.
Currently enrolled at a school in New York City, juggling full-time school, a dodgy part-time office job (with lots of uncool Asian jokes and disobedient photocopiers) and arts/culture writer for the community paper;-)
Travel plans pop up 24/7. Can't wait for school breaks....but my bank account laughs at me.
Beginning this blog with recent adventures to Ira... full info
Yuki Jen
Yuki-Jennifer A.A Kurumi
Thanks!
i'm not too much of a photographer as of yet but i'll try working on it!