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Transportation and Segregation in Iran
“Move towards me Bahar, farther back please,” Mom kept telling me with a glare. It was my first time riding a bus in Tehran. Until then, I had only peered through the buses from the street, while trying to capture a photo of how men and women sit in separate sections
Shopping for Groceries in Iran
Mom, my favorite list maker, wants me to sit with her as she writes down her grocery list and add whatever I need to it. I don’t want to go shopping. Nothing against shopping, it’s just that in Iran it’s a production for a woman to go outside
Packing on a Penny for Bangladesh
I just graduated college. Until August 11th, I am technically unemployed. I live with my parents. I have the McDonald’s Dollar Menu memorized. I siphon gas occasionally. That was a joke, but seriously I need to pack for Bangladesh on a penny
Surviving Kenya: A Mzungu’s Guide to Kakamega
Karibu, Kenya! I’ve been here for about three weeks now, and it has been a journey. I have an internship at a primary school in Kakamega, a city in the Western province—and it is unlike anything I have ever seen before. It rains pretty much every day, and there is lush green landscape as far as the eye can see
Adventures of a Blonde and a Boy in Egypt
This time last month I found myself en route to an ancient civilization. A boy compelled me to visit Egypt. I had met him at the end of last summer just before embarking to France and though we stayed in touch, we hadn’t seen each other in four months.
