It’s Friday, and the weekend. This morning, our nephew Hooman, Nick, Behrooz and I took a long hike up into the forested park near his parent’s home early in the morning. The forested park (park-e Jangal - literally translated "jungle park") is about a half mile from mom and dad's house, and has a steep climb to the top of a hill. On a clear day from the top there is a spectacular view of the Alborz mountains, which run along the north side of Tehran, as well as the highest peak in the Alborz, Damavand. We followed our hike by playing around on the exercise machines in the park. These machines are terrific - you can actually get quite a workout on them!
We spent most of the day with the family, giving gifts we brought from the U.S. and chatting – catching up on four years of news and events. Tonight was a late night, as it often is on the weekend. Dinner is often late in Persian households; 9 or 10 pm is not at all uncommon. With more visiting after dinner, the evening can run well into the midnight hour and beyond. However, Saturday is a regular school and work day, so we finally had to cut our visiting short so that Farshad, Mariam and Hooman could return home around 11:30 p.m.
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