My online friend Farzaneh lives and works in Iran. I think on most days she would prefer to be somewhere else. Since I live in the United States, there seems to be a lot of limits on our communications from my country to her’s in Iran. She does get to enjoy all the entertainment and culture that the big city of Tehran offers. When ever she gets a chance to take time off of work, her and her 8 year-old daughter Ariana loves the Dubai Holidays. They like to travel to Dubai for the shopping and they always bring their bathing suits to go swimming there too. This is also the area in the Middle East where she has applied for a visa, so she could travel to the USA. She hasn’t been approved yet, by the visa officer in Dubai, but she hopes one day permission will be granted to her; for traveling outside the borders of her country.
Just recently her brother Mohammad had a visitor from Slovakia to visit their home in Iran. Her name was Ivana and she really enjoyed her time there with my friend, her brother, her sister, and her mother. Even little Ariana was teaching Ivana the Farsi language; while Ivana tried to teach Ariana some English. Every time I asked what they were doing, it always seemed like they were visiting a coffee shop in Tehran. I guess they drank a lot of coffee on her visit from Slovakia. Ivana liked Iran so much, she tried to find a job there, so she could stay. No luck around Tehran, but she did leave for the beautiful area of Dubai and hopes to get a job there. I know with Ivana traveling to Dubai, it must have made my friend sad, as she loves to go on vacations to Dubai. This is why I think Farzaneh (my online friend) from Iran enjoys vacations more than most travelers do.









