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Mar
21
Yasmin Rahmani
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Norooz, Spanish Style

I miss Iran.  My memories are dated some 15-odd years, but they always manage to creep up on me.   Each has its own hidden trigger, buried deep within the dusty archives of my mind.  I never know when or what will set it off. Burning kerosene lamps.  Mona Lisa’s smile.  The black of asphalt.  Salty, burnt corn.  Water running in dirty streams. Meaningless to you, but these are the momentary sparks. ...
Nov
30
Yasmin Rahmani
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Yasmin Katha Barcelona

Yea, I know.  I’m running out of witty titles for my blog entries, but this was just too hard to resist.  For those of you who don’t recognize it, I’m referring to Woody Allen’s film, Vicky Cristina Barcelona.  I watched it before coming to Spain along with a couple of Almodóvar’s films as part of my so-called preparation for Spain.   I was sadly disappointed when my visit...
Nov
28
Yasmin Rahmani
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Thanksgiving in Spain

As is the case with all past Thanksgivings, I always end up at someone else’s Thanksgiving dinner.  Why?  Well, for one, my parents have never cooked turkey.  Ever.  In fact, my mother hates it.  My grandparents sometimes get around to it, but my fragile little grandmother just can’t do a turkey like it ought to be done.  Besides, turkey done by Persians is simply not recommended.  And second,...
Nov
10
Yasmin Rahmani
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A weekend in Moraira en la Costa Blanca

I had no idea that I had family here in Spain.  And so close to me too!   Jamie and his wife Maria live on the Costa Blanca, in an old fishing pueblo nestled between Denia and Benidorm.  But before we start, let’s begin with a lesson in Genealogy. Kinship Terminology 101. Jamie (nickname for Jamshid) is the son of my grandfather’s sister, Ameh Magol.  Ameh Magol was my mother’s aunt, which...
Oct
14
Yasmin Rahmani
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Fiesta del Pilar en Zaragoza

Katha and I decided to spend our first Puente (holiday weekend) in Zaragoza, for the Fiesta del Pilar. Everyone else was planning to come to Valencia, for the Dia de la Comunidad (9 d’Octubre), but the most important events where the fireworks Thursday night and the Mascletà and parade the next day. What are Mascletás?  Basically, a type of street firework during the daytime producing lots and lots of...
Sep
1
Yasmin Rahmani
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Bona nit Cocentaina, Bon dia Valencia

L’hora dels adéus; time to say goodbye.  The last two weeks have been absolutely wonderful, but tomorrow I will be heading to Valencia.  It’ll be me, Snickers, my Lowpro backpack of electronic goodies, one brutally heavy luggage, and my gym bag filled with….food (and yes, that does include a bottle of half-eaten Nutella).  My personal belongings have doubled in the past two weeks, and if...
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