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Jul
14
Yasmin Rahmani
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A letter to my grandfather

Baba-Fazlollah-joon, More than anything, I wanted your recognition. I wanted to catch the twinkle of pride in your eyes (like we used to catch fireflies, remember?). You always had such high expectations. Mom never liked it, but I did.  Your limitless ambition flows in my blood, flooding dreams of daring scope that never run dry. I was busy growing up waiting for the day to make you proud. But you started fading...
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Apr
4
Yasmin Rahmani
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Video: Fulbright Presentation

As I had promised, here is the video version of my presentation. For those of you who have not yet read the previous post, I traveled to Santander to present my research at the Fulbright midyear meeting.  It just barely covers all of the exciting work I’ve been involved with in the past year, but we were only given five-minutes to present.  I really enjoyed making this video, and for those of you interested,...
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Mar
25
Yasmin Rahmani
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Las Fallas or Santander?

It’s truly an unfortunate predicament.  As a foreigner living in Valencia for the first time, missing Las Fallas is all but blasphemous.  It is arguably the most important week in Valencia.  However, thanks to some untimely planning, La Comisión Fulbright decided that this would be the week to have our obligatory mid-year meeting. Of course, only in Spain would a “mid” year meeting be held when the...
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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. ...
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Mar
8
Yasmin Rahmani
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The art of keeping up with yesterday

The blog gods should punish me for this, but it was inevitable.  A quarter of a year has gone by, so where in the world is Yasmin? Did she fell off the face of the earth?  It would be a great excuse, but evidence of my presence on the social media map remains thanks to inferior means. And by inferior, I am referring to facebook status updates.  Ah yes, facebook, also known as the ultimate expression of procrastination. My...
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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,...
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Nov
15
Yasmin Rahmani
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Tarjeta de Residencia

Por la primera vez, voy a escribir una entrada de blog en Español.  Aunque tenga miedo (a mis horrores con la gramática), voy a hacerlo  por fin.  Además, siempre hay errors. Estoy segura de eso, pero de todos modos, es una otra manera de practicar el español.  También es una forma muy buena para contar mis  aventuras a mis amigos Españoles (aquí en España y también en EE.UU.). Sin embargo, hay...
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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...
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Oct
1
Yasmin Rahmani
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Piso nuevo..take two

Looking for apartments in late September is not an easy task, especially in a university town like Valencia. All the good locations are already taken and nobody is really looking for a new roommate. To make matters even more complicated, I had already started my work at the lab. But I had to find a new place and I had to find it fast. The longer I stayed in that place, the more tempted I was to resort to Plan...
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Sep
28
Yasmin Rahmani
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Home sweet hell: Case study of my roommate

Adriano is a 27-year-old male who was admitted to the roommate hall of shame at approximately 12:30 A.M. on the 28th of September 2009. Chief Complaint: The patient complains that without complete and utter silence, he cannot sleep (mind you, he lives in Valencia, better known as the firework mecca of the world). Past History: The patient’s real name is not Adriano, but in fact Jesús María.   He is a...
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