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By: Sampurna

Sampurna — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 18:54:52 +0000

Lovely. I’m glad I found your blog!

By: pedestrian

pedestrian — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 18:30:53 +0000

Dear Pat,
Thank you so much for your kind words. This blog has been rather stagnant for the past few months. A number of personal reasons, along with the rather bleak political outlook has just left me without much to say.
“I have something to say …” nowadays has turned into “I wish I had something to say …” silence is my only friend these days …

By: Pat~

Pat~ — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:55:20 +0000

PS. Hah!–one should never leave a comment before reading the entire post…but I did. (Felt so compelled after reading your “I have something to say” sentence midway through.) I see now that your are in your twenties…but that doesn’t change my opinion that you have great talent for one so young.

By: Pat~

Pat~ — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 19:17:54 +0000

I arrived on your blog because I was google-searching for an image for vertigo. After I read your blog entry with that picture and title, I came to your home page, telling me you were now in Iran. So I know you won’t be able to respond to me, even if you wanted to. Like you, a bit of reading prompted a desire to know more about the person writing the blog. Your bio surprised me–I find it almost incredible that you are only 16. Also that you are an engineering student (my husband’s family has engineering in its bloodline, and those engineers bear little resemblance to the person I think I’m ‘seeing’ on these pages.)

Perhaps it is the subtle effect of being reared in a region with strong ties to ancient tomes…but the key to your message on this page lies right in its center–as it does in many ancient religious writings:

“But I have something to say. It makes me want the whole world to hear it.”

THIS is who you are, in my humble opinion. I write professionally as one of several part-time pursuits (I’m in my fifties), but I will readily admit, even at first glance, that you have far more innate talent. I hope that, unstable as the writing profession can be, you pursue this seriously.

I have bookmarked your blog, as I am deeply interested in religious/historical events, and the Middle East in particular. I wish you well, and look forward to checking back here to see when you are blogging again.

By: Amir

Amir — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:34:19 +0000

hi! I found your blog when I was lookup up hossein fahmide.

about me: I’m 17 years old, I live in chicago. I was born here, but I am fluent in English and Farsi. In fact, vaghti ke iran miram kesi nemidoone az amrika omadam! I have found your blog very interesting and hopefully I can keep reading.

I am planning a trip this summer for going on my last trip to Iran (can’t go once I’m 18 due to sarbazi issues… I have dual citizenship). The last time I went was 2008, but I hear a lot has changed since then. I am going to make a video log / blog about my adventures and spend the whole summer exploring everything about Iran. I’m sure you know, but Iranians are very complicated people, so I hope I can accurately portray my people.

But for now, just going to wrap up 12th grade, pack my stuff and buy myself a ticket to mehrabad! might even see you there

By: Mahtab

Mahtab — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:17:40 +0000

Hey Pedestrian,
I’ve never been much of a blog reader until recently. I really enjoyed your posts, both the content, point of view and style of writing. Very “human” (in the farsi sense if you will) …. good luck and looking forward to more posts.

Cheers,

By: Doug Roberts

Doug Roberts — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:27:35 +0000

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By: Pedestrian

Pedestrian — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:10:49 +0000

Hey Matt,
Thank you for your visits!
The website looks awesome! I’ll take a closer look when I get home and email you!

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:43:38 +0000

Hi Pedestrian,

Just wanted to say how much I enjoy your website – I work in Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and in the Middle East Department at the Woodrow Wilson Center and read this more or less daily for phenomenal updates. Thank you very much for it, it is excellent.

I’m working on my own little project which I’d love your feedback on – you can check it out at: mideastalliance.org . The idea is to get all the best Middle East blogs in one place, for a western audience so they can better understand how this place works. I just linked a few of your stories from under the “iran” page so you can see how it looks.

Anyways, let me know if this seems like something you’d like to be a part of, and keep up the awesome work! Hope all’s well.

By: Pedestrian

Pedestrian — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:29:57 +0000

Ceebee,

Thanks so much for your kind words and taking the time to write me.
Yes, it is horrible! But that is life! Iran was never a country at ease, not in my lifetime at least! And so, while the horror may seem beyond imagination to some, we have developed ways of coping with all sorts of internal and external terror! We are survivors after all

Wishing you and all of us peace and some more tolerance!
-p