Monthly Archives: September 2018

We were ready to leave at 7 something but Nader had to realize that his tire was flat. We prepared for fixing as a car stopped and two men invited us for breakfast. They had the special Ashoura-soup in big … Continue reading →

Nader and I prepared for leaving at 8 but Hadi tried to convince us to stay more days or at least until breakfast, which made departure harder… The weather today was strange. First just cloudy, which was very pleasant, then … Continue reading →

We got up „late”, that means after 7 and started to work. I try to keep my diary updated, at least on the PC. Some days, I only made keyword notes on my phone and now try to make a … Continue reading →

We left Meyaneh at 7 as we knew that we had to make nearly 140km. It was fresh and sometimes with wind we felt pretty cold. But I tried to enjoy this with the fact in mind that a few … Continue reading →

It was hard to leave that warm-hearted family and when I saw the sad face of Sevginaz I also had tears in my eyes. Sameneh left with her parents and Sahand to Turkey, Adel brought Nader and me to the … Continue reading →

In the morning it was a big departure of Adel’s family, his sisters’ families, Nader’s family and me. At the first stop, Aitan, the cousin sang her own song for us. The lyrics are sad, the melody is sad, only … Continue reading →

We left von Maliheh to Naser to get a haircut for Araz, Nader and Sahand (who resisted). Naser had above that organized a SIM-card for me but there were some problems, so we went to the shop and there without … Continue reading →

Iraj left around 4 in the morning. At 7 we prepared for leaving but his mama prepared breakfast (and also gave us some bread and fruits for the trip). Iraj’s nephew, Mohammad Reza, accompanied us to find our road the … Continue reading →

The morning was about working (Nader) and writing/editing (Martin) with a short piano-session (with Araz). For lunch, we three went by bike to the grandparents and Nader bought a lot at a restaurant. Then Nader and I went to confectioner … Continue reading →

Early in the morning Samaneh picked me up, in the car was grandfather and Sahand. Next was Nader’s aunt and we went to the highway. There we met Fatimeh’s family and grandmother in another car. Partly I remembered the way … Continue reading →