Friday Prayers in Iran, Part 2
After I attended a big Friday service at the Imam Mosque in Esfahan, Iran (described in my previous blog entry), I lingered at what we'd call "coffee hour," in the courtyard outside. On our way out, I...
View ArticleFriday Prayers in Iran, Part 2
After I attended a big Friday service at the Imam Mosque in Esfahan, Iran (described in my previous blog entry), I lingered at what we'd call "coffee hour," in the courtyard outside. On our way out, I...
View ArticlePersepolis: Palace of Persia’s King of Kings
The sightseeing highlight of our time in Iran was Persepolis. Persepolis was the dazzling ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire, back when it reached from Greece to India. Built by Darius and his...
View ArticlePersepolis: Palace of Persia's King of Kings
The sightseeing highlight of our time in Iran was Persepolis. Persepolis was the dazzling ceremonial capital of the Persian Empire, back when it reached from Greece to India. Built by Darius and his...
View ArticleMartyrs’ Cemetery: Countless Deaths for God and Country
I make a point to visit war cemeteries in my travels. They always seem to come with a healthy dose of God -- as if dying for God and country makes a soldier's death more meaningful than just dying for...
View ArticleMartyrs' Cemetery: Countless Deaths for God and Country
I make a point to visit war cemeteries in my travels. They always seem to come with a healthy dose of God -- as if dying for God and country makes a soldier's death more meaningful than just dying for...
View ArticleWar and Peace
After visiting a war cemetery in Iran, which was filled with soldiers killed fighting in the Iran-Iraq War, I found myself sorting through a jumble of thoughts: How oceans of blood were shed by both...
View ArticleWar and Peace
After visiting a war cemetery in Iran, which was filled with soldiers killed fighting in the Iran-Iraq War, I found myself sorting through a jumble of thoughts: How oceans of blood were shed by both...
View ArticleBack To Europe: Tight Pants, Necklines, Booze…and Freedom
My flight out of Iran was scheduled for 3 a.m. For whatever reason, planes leaving for the West depart in the wee hours. The TV crew had caught an earlier flight, Seyed had gone home, and I was groggy...
View ArticleBack To Europe: Tight Pants, Necklines, Booze...and Freedom
My flight out of Iran was scheduled for 3 a.m. For whatever reason, planes leaving for the West depart in the wee hours. The TV crew had caught an earlier flight, Seyed had gone home, and I was groggy...
View ArticleReflecting on My Motives in Iran…and the Real Souvenir I Carried Home
Returning home from Iran to the US, I faced a barrage of questions -- mainly, "Why did you go to Iran?" Some were skeptical of my motives, accusing me of just trying to make a buck. (As a businessman,...
View ArticleReflecting on My Motives in Iran...and the Real Souvenir I Carried Home
Returning home from Iran to the US, I faced a barrage of questions -- mainly, "Why did you go to Iran?" Some were skeptical of my motives, accusing me of just trying to make a buck. (As a businessman,...
View ArticleReverse Culture Shock
Having traveled makes being at home feel homier than ever. Part of my re-entry ritual is a good, old-fashioned, American-style breakfast with my family at the local diner. I know just how I like it:...
View ArticleReverse Culture Shock
Having traveled makes being at home feel homier than ever. Part of my re-entry ritual is a good, old-fashioned, American-style breakfast with my family at the local diner. I know just how I like it:...
View ArticleTravel Changes You
Travel doesn't end when you step off the plane into your familiar home airport. The past year's worth of blog entries -- while ranging far and wide across the globe -- all illustrate how travel is rich...
View ArticleTravel Changes You
Travel doesn't end when you step off the plane into your familiar home airport. The past year's worth of blog entries -- while ranging far and wide across the globe -- all illustrate how travel is rich...
View ArticleWhen Travel Becomes a Political Act
After a thought-provoking trip, I consume news differently. Since I've wandered through war debris with Alen in Mostar, news footage of any city being devastated by bombs suddenly aches with humanity....
View ArticleWhen Travel Becomes a Political Act
After a thought-provoking trip, I consume news differently. Since I've wandered through war debris with Alen in Mostar, news footage of any city being devastated by bombs suddenly aches with humanity....
View ArticlePutting Your Global Perspective into Action at Home, Part 1
For my next few blog entries, I've brainstormed some concrete ways you can bring your new global perspective into your local citizenship:Be an advocate for those outside of the US who have no voice...
View ArticlePutting Your Global Perspective into Action at Home, Part 1
For my next few blog entries, I've brainstormed some concrete ways you can bring your new global perspective into your local citizenship:Be an advocate for those outside of the US who have no voice...
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