paris marashi's blip videos

Iranian Calligraphy and Graffiti Artists

Persian New Year 1386 :)

At the moment of the spring equinox is when the Persian New Year begins :) Here I describe the Hafsin, or the seven S's, everything on the table signifying somethingApple/Seeb: Health and BeautySamanu: Sweet, for sweetness in lifeLotus tree fruit/Senjed: LoveGreens/Sabzi: Green, lifeGarlic/Seer: MedicineVinegar/Serkeh: Patience and old ageSomagh: Spice, for variety and spice in life.Coins/Sekeh: ProsperitySeneray: plants, life, flowersOther things that are added:mirrors, eggs (fertility and li...

itp merriment

If you don't plan on going out to party, make the party happen wherever you are.Here we are singing karaoke, finals week at ITP. "my ipod is dead".

Rosewater Wash

In loving memory of my father

selling flowers in the streets

Many things are sold in the streets of Tehran, while you are waiting in traffic. Some will sell walnuts, hafiz poems, and flowers....Others will perform an instrument or offer to clean your windshield. This is a clip of someone selling us Mariam flowers, a flower with a very lovely smell. Translation______________________My mom:what? where? Bah! what flowers! Sir how much are these flowers?Please don't throw them in the car!* Vendor:1000 tomans per bunch.how many would you like?Mom:1000 tomans...

Built to Spill

I saw built to spill with my sister the other night.how beautiful are these lyrics!!?come through me you arrive and I'm on fire subdue me to explode that you inspired so groovily second episode all smiles let's make a movie in the name of all great liars improvising Kaufman style they are all reasons to me they are all reasons to be they are all reasons to see they are all reasons to me how the hell do you do this? change the colors shapes and size I'm clueless not one thing I recognize so foo...

My friend's pet dog, Rumbly

My friend Andrew Schneider gave life to the most handsome little friend, using his own mouth as the dog's mouth. Welcome to the wonderful world of ITP!

Teaching Vlogging in Iran

****Thanks to everyone who made this node a possibility!!***** Here is a look at us shooting video explaining how to start a videoblog in Farsi. We used freevlog.org and node101.org (and many other resources--thanks so much to all of you wonderful people out there), and came up with a new community vlog to get people started: http://vloginiran.blogspot.comThis videoblog is going to be a place for people to begin uploading their videos as they learn about videoblogging, and it can act as a coll...

Family Photos

This video clip is of my mom and her sisters looking at pictures together, and the thumbnail is of my parents._____________________________________________________________________ Translation:eh! This is my mom!And this is me! With my grandparents! OH! WOW! (about my mom and uncle)My mom and dad... they are so beautiful.Oh, get this one of me and Baba Zandi [her father], Parastou!!okaw,Is it nice? Let me see!Did you get it well?[laughing]aw, my mom and dad are so beautiful here.Let me see! Let...

Bazaar of Persian rugs

The Bazaar has many things for sale (wholesale and retail): food, fruits, and nuts, rugs, gold, fabric, clothes, appliances, steel, decorations, art, etc....This clip takes you through the entry of the Bazaar to the area where they sell Persian rugs...