While visiting the British Museum in London recently, I almost gasped when I wandered into a side room and saw what stood there. Earlier in the day, I had sat with my parents and sketched out what we planned to see at the museum. The Rosetta Stone (of course), Ancient Iran, Medieval Europe, several short … Continue reading Heech
We caught this beautiful sunset while geocaching in Eton, along the River Thames. We got to spend several lovely days there enjoying the winter chill and several lovely nights dancing tango with friends. A beautiful way to end the year. Continue reading End of the year in Eton
I spent last week in Park City, Utah, with most of my colleagues. We (all 277 of us) usually work from home, spread across the globe, so this annual get-together was a chance to see everyone face-to-face. We met up at Canyons Resort — I was a bit skeptical about going to a ski resort in … Continue reading Meeting Up in Utah
Taken at sunset at the Clifton Suspension Bridge in Bristol. Continue reading Clifton Suspension Bridge
As I shuffled into the kitchen in the morning — slightly jet-lagged but mostly just my usual pre-coffee, bleary-eyed self — my mother-in-law hurried over: “Chai mikhai?“1 The pot of tea had been brewing since she had woken up, nestled on top of a kettle of water. I nodded and managed to mumble, “Are, mersi,”2 as I found … Continue reading Stories from Iran: Tea
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