Last from Oxford... for now
It was a long 6 weeks in Oxford, but definitely fun.
Along this journey, the time to take the next step is approaching and I am finally going to Iran after 1722 days !
It was a long 6 weeks in Oxford, but definitely fun.
Along this journey, the time to take the next step is approaching and I am finally going to Iran after 1722 days !
انگار فقط باید تهدید میکردم!
امروز به مناسبت اینکه یه خانوم همکار داره 10 ماه میره برای زایمان ناهار رفتیم بیرون
به نظر میاد چه سرم اینجا شلوغه ها که حتی نمیریسم چند خط بنویسم
صبح کلی به فکر یه چیزی بودم که بنویسم، ولی یادم نمیاد!
I arrived at Manchester on Saturday morning.
Bahar and I went to "Peak district", somewhere really nice and green close to Manchester yesterday,
and today, I am working at the Manchester Business School, in the office of one of Bahar's supervisors!!! he is not in the office this week and has told bahar that I can stay in his office. I am really thrilled :D
PS. If you haven't already heard, I went to the embassy in London on Friday and the interview went perfect. So far, so good... now I sit here and wait for "the email" to come to my mailbox :)
This is the road I live on... somewhere in the back on the right:
This is a sample of historic, yet beautiful Oxford:
And this is where I get on the train to work... also it could be an "only in Oxford" (har ki ghalatesho peida kard!) ;)
These are all with my cell phone, our better pics should come from Bahar's camera.
On economy (!):
shops open around 9-10a and close 5-6p everyday. A college told me that Thursdays are shopping night and most shops stay open until late... but they were closing when I got to the city center at around 6!!!
well... I would suggest they change their shopping hours so that at least american tourist who are wondering around in the evenings can spend some money and their economy eventually grow !
On biking:
everyone at any time of the day bike from here to there. You would even see girls/women with mini skirts, high hills and make up riding a bike to get to wherever they want to go... I even saw a lady with a business suit, stock her pants into her socks and started biking !!!
On smoking:
Oh, not me!!! I have just seen cigarette boxes in the street with a sign that said "smoking kills"!!!!!!!!!
On fast food:
you can find fast food, sandwiches, sushi and everything in all the soters... the difference between here and the US is that they all look much healthier to me, and as a matter of fact, I have not seen any obese here so far.
More to come later...