It's Kareem's Mom contributing to his blog. This trip thus far (after 6 days only) has been so wonderful in many ways and the main event is still to come. Meeting Kat's family has been very special. They have embraced us with open arms and all of Kathy's aunts and uncles are insisting on inviting us over for dinner. There are simply not enough days for us to visit all of them. We are managing to communicate with them in spite of the language barrier. KG is improving his Farsi every minute... picking up colloquialisms and new vocabulary. We rely on him while out on our own.
We feel so special being here... the Iranian people are so curious when they see us... looking all of us over and trying to figure out who we are, where we are from, how we are related. They think that KG is Persian... with his long hair and emerging beard, he can definitely pass as long as he doesn't open his mouth. Denise and I are either from China, Japan or Korea... or Mongolia. Norm is the only "American" looking person. DG.... almost Persian... The people are extremely friendly, always giving us a smile or a "Hello," "Where are you from?" and anxious to practice their English. And, they ask us for permission to take a picture with us with their own camera! Before leaving, I was concerned about taking pictures of the Iranians. Little did I realize that we would be the subject of the Iranian photographers.
GWhang with the Iranian school girls, she's a celebrity (the one in the red!) :
The family dodging Iranian traffic, its a video so press the play button:
G Wheezy! Glad to hear that you guys are all having a great time in Iran. It's funny how you guys seem to be the center of attention everywhere you go.
ReplyDeleteMan, that traffic is crazy! You guys looked like naturals crossing that "crosswalk".
whadddup family...its j5...looks like yall are having a blast!! keep postin pictures and stories, i check this blog everyday..i think everyday a different person should post their thoughts/stories...then we can get a feel from everyones perspective! cant wait to see ALL the photos when yall get back!
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Hey... J5 and Klow... thanks for the comments... OK... i'll tell everybody to post their comments and impressions... Yeah, we are getting to be pros at crossing the street. I just walk calmly while cars whiz by me.
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