Hats off to the beautiful weather!

I'm soon going to be a week off and the semester has already been finishing. Moj and I are taking a short trip to Mashad to visit my parents. It's like four days and my mom has already nagged about its length and has already tried to make me feel guilty about it. I don't know what it is about,but parents tend to make their children feel guilty a lot here and it sometimes goes on my nerves. 
Well, I promised myself to be active on the learning road,so I guess I should try hard not to give that feeling to my children in the future. 

We had the best Friday this week having lunch at this great restaurant Haj Mohsen and havig juice coming up with our besties.

 The night ended in rainy weather and that's what was Tehran missing. It is actually raining right now as I'm typing. It's so beautiful that I wish I didn't have to go to work and could have all day for myself. 

P.s : I love my mom but I believe living in another city and being far from her has been the best thing that has ever happened to me. She may nags a lot but it actually worked for the best for both of us. She is less needy and tries to have fun and that makes me happy. 

I have a time capsule and I'm happy

Since we had three days off, we decided to have it on a trip to north. I used to go on a trip with a bunch of people. This was the second trip I went on with him all alone. And I should confess it was perfect. When you are married to your best friend and you also love him to death, spending time with him is the most exciting thing you can ask for. 
We had so much fun. And I think the key is that we let each other have the space we need. There were times I was reading and he was playing games on his beloved laptop and it made the time we had with each other even more interesting. 

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I fell in love with Rasht. It is not only a beautiful city but also the most cheerful place I have ever seen. The colors make you crazy. I was all eyes and I coudn't get enough of it. We had a great experience at Shorekoli , a great local restaurant which had this motto to become universal one day. and I think it should. I literally cried having lunch there and the tears were real. I knew we are leaving this amazing city and it will be long since the next time I can have a bite of it. I strongly recommend the Kebab-Torsh and the Gamej-Kebab if you were going there. 
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My partner's parents were happened to be near to Rasht for a trip too, so we had a day with them. It was lovely seeing them all happy and excited. My partner's father made this delicious fish for us which I can't still forget the taste of. 
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There is a part on any trip that you want to capture the most and for me it was the moments we were walking in the bazar. I couldn't believe the beauty I was observing. There were times I was standing still staring at colors and I was feeling so happy I couldn't really breathe. I strongly suggest you to have a look at bazar if you are fond of nature and local culture. 
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I tried to capture many frames of this trip to have them all. I think of having a time capsule from time to time and I think I have one by using the Instagram and this blog. I can't wait to get back there.. When is the next great holiday ?

 
 

Give them the finger they were looking for !

The world was supposed to become a more comfortable place. The motto was about accepting differences. People were supposed to express themselves more easily and the world was supposed to embrace those people with tender. I am living in a developing country and it just seems a lot to ask. In my country there are many homophobes and it just doesn't end there. The judgmental eyes rolls at many other things too. in a nutshell, being different and having a unique lifestyle is frowned upon here. 
I feel I was completely uptight so many years ago when I was a teenager. But then I started to become this open-minded person who I think I am today. I believe that everywhere in the world people become more mellow when they get older. But it doesn't work like this in my country. I have had many teenagers in my classes and I am so happy to see how the new generation is trying new things or at least is not afraid of those who r different. On the other hand, older people r hard to change. It seems to me that they tend to close their world as they r getting old like every little change is totally dangerous and threatening to their existence. They think the world is a better place with a same system of thinking and same tastes. On the contrary, they r making the world a harder place to live and the first target of discomfort is themselves actually. 

I have seen many tolerant open-minded people though ... I think I still need to be hopeful about the coming generation. don't I ?

 

Are you a good observer ?

I think people forget the fact that everything needs watching. I strongly agree with what Stephen Hawking says. He believes that nothing exists until there is an observer to watch it . I tend to take that sentence and use it for many things in my life. The most important one is relationships. 
How come you take care of your plants and water them regularly, but you let a relationship live on its own?! People need to spend quality time with each other and they have to make magical moments in their relationship. 
The world is such an exciting place if you start being playful. Playing games or watching series in each others' arms or cooking together is just adding spice to the life. It is important to keep things alive. Otherwise life would be a big cemetery of our memories and dreams buried into. 
I try to spend a lot of quality time with my partner. However, I sometimes feel maybe it's not been enough. I strongly believe that love is the only thing worth fighting for. 


When there is pleasure, why having a conflict ?