Expectations.
When moving to another country, one may have an overly romanticized notion of what the experience will entail. This imaginary utopia of richly colored culture may develop as a result of watching far too many episodes of House Hunters with couples expecting a truly authentic home and garden on their exotic new island. HOWEVER, the reality can be far from the expectation. Here are some examples...
When moving to another country, one may have an overly romanticized notion of what the experience will entail. This imaginary utopia of richly colored culture may develop as a result of watching far too many episodes of House Hunters with couples expecting a truly authentic home and garden on their exotic new island. HOWEVER, the reality can be far from the expectation. Here are some examples...
The view from your windows:
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| The dolphin is a nice touch though. |
Detailed interior architecture:
Lovely outdoor space:
The authentic Iranian food you'll cook up:
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| I'll write a post about this disaster later. |
The Iranian mirror:
You may imagine yourself fitting in with the beautiful, fair and slender Iranian women, only to realize you're still the same short brown (but adorable) gal you've always been. Ha. Just saying.
Of course all those beautiful views and things ARE part of
the mosaic of Iran, but if you’re not rolling in the dough, you’ll settle for
the charm of small things, plain and all.
Now one thing about Iran not only will meet your
expectation, the reality will far exceed it! The shrine of Lady Masumeh (p) in Qom:
Alhamdulillah.
All reality photos (except for Lilo) are mine.
All expectation photos found on internet, mainly here.
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