Love me some tahini

One of the things I love about this area is that tahini (an oil made from pressed sesame seeds, I think) is so cheap you can get a big bowl of it and dunk your bread in it. At most places in the US this little bowl of tahini would have set me back about US$6.00. Here...

Today is for Joe Baba

Joe Baba has been a longtime family friend in so many capacities. Joe, I love and respect you for being there for so many people for so many years.

Side trip to Side

Sunday and Monday I took a quick trip to Side (pronounced “see-day”) to visit my friend Anton Bogomolov. Anton is a professional photographer from Russia. He was in Side for work. I wanted to remind him to keep thinking about walking Iran with me next...