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[Kite102]

Hello there!

I am an English teacher from Britain and I have been thinking of coming to Iran for about a year. The main reason for coming to Iran is to continue my study of the beautiful Persian language. As I’m sure you all know, the best way to learn a language is to go to a country where it is spoken!

I also would like to teach English whilst I am in Iran. I wanted to ask if any of you have teachers from abroad? Is it easy for a foreign teacher to find a job in Iran? Ideally, I need to secure a job before coming to Iran in order to get a work-visa. (It is very hard to get a visa for Iran!!) Could you possibly put me in touch with the director of your English language institute so I can arrange this? I have tried searching the internet for institutes in Iran which teach English but I haven’t had any luck.

Also, which area of Iran do you recommend? I am from London so I am used to the busy city life but I have heard that Tehran is very polluted, is this true? Are there many English institutes outside of the capital?


Thank you very much for your help. I have never visited Iran before and I am very excited about coming!!

[peyman1987]

Hi dear Kite (Because I don't know your name I'm gonna call you by your ID , if you don't mind)
To be honest I havn't seen any english teachers from abroad in our institute (Since 1997 until 2005 that I left the institute).
But I've heard that some of other institutes like Kish are recruiting teachers from foreign countries in order to make their students get used to the accent.
I can't assure you that you will find a job easily but because in the ILI (Iran Language Institute-The institute which I learned english in) and some other institutes the teachers have to speak and teach in english, and it's not necessary to know persian, it wont be that much hard to get recruited.
As you've heard Tehran is the most polluted city in Iran but I myself have gotten used to it and I don't feel the pollution any more.
In Iran the difference between capital and other cities is great. I mean you can't get opportunitis which can be gotten in Tehran, in other cities. So if you can get used to the pollution ( In fact here's not that much polluted ) it will be great for you to live and work in Tehran.
If you can't , some institutes like ILI and Kish have other branches in different cities.

This is the phone number of ILI's central department in Tehran. You can call them and make sure if it's possible to become one of their teachers.
00982188308031

I want to assure you here's not that much bad.
We have great and charming people here who can not be found in other places.
You wont regret if you come here.

Sure other guys will give you better points so wait to see their answers.
Hope to see you.

[love-to-learn]

Hello

Please check below web site


برای مشاهده محتوا ، لطفا وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید

You can find the contact details of the heads of kish institute there. They already have British teachers and I know that they do recruit new teachers (no difference Iranian or not). But the point is that you need to take part in some exams and interviews and TTC classes before you can start teaching there. This is the process for new Iranian teachers but I'm not sure if this will be the same for foreign teachers. If you have teaching experience and you can provide the necessary documents, this can surely facilitate your job.

Good luck :11:

[mir@]

You can also check this website.

ILI stands for Iran Language Institute.


برای مشاهده محتوا ، لطفا وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید


Moreover, you can apply to be employed in PressTV, a new iranian news network in English. If your appearance is satisfactory, they may choose you!

We're looking forward to meeting you in Iran.

Regards,
:11:

[Kite102]

Firstly, thank you so much for all your replies..


Peyman1987: Thank you for your advice and especially the phone number for the ILI. I will give them a ring. I’m sure Tehran isn’t too bad for living in, there are over 7 million people living there after all!


Love-to-learn: Thanks for the link to Kish. I’m surprised and happy to learn that there are British teachers already teaching there. Maybe it won’t be impossible for me to get a work-visa in that case! I will try and contact them about exams, interviews etc. My problem is that in order to get a work-visa, I need a letter of confirmation from the company I will be working at (according to the Iranian embassy website). But if may prove difficult to get this before the interview. I will try and explain it to them.


@mir: Thanks for your suggestion. I have never worked in media but it would be interesting to start in Iran! I think I would probably have to work at making my appearance satisfactory though!



Once again thanks for all your help everyone. You have also worried me a little too however. The level of everyone’s English here is so good, I’m not sure that you will need me in Iran!

[www.babakebadi.com]

Dear Kite101

I am an english Teacher myself and I work here for many years, if you really are going to come, just let me know and I will try to find a job for you in kishair institute or perhaps national TV (IRIB) , but first you should give me your CV.

If you have any quesiton about iran, don't hesitate to ask, we welcome you to our country, and hope to learn lot from you.

best regards

Babak Ebadi

[DiDiSks]

???? really???? you are a british teacher

[Kite102]

Yes I am really a British teacher!

[DiDiSks]

Yes I am really a British teache
i suggest you come to IRAN iran is a good country for teaching EN
but i dont know the teaching and employment problems for teachers

[Kite102]

Thank you for your encouragement DiDiSks

I am trying my best to come soon as possible...

[DiDiSks]

ok
i hope you do this
thanks too

[Anathema&sin]

Hi Kite
however I am not quite sure if this is your real name.I tried to write some suggestions but it seems that they all fade away.I hope you find a good job here in Iran and this is grateful if you can come here.as I see my friends specially Peyman shows you some good advices.it`s great if you leave your Email here.and let us know about your coming.

[Kite102]

Thank you for your kind reply Anathema&sin. I have decided to just come on a tourist visa and then I will try and sort out a work visa and a job once I'm there. I hope this works out! I think it takes about 3 weeks to get a tourist visa so I will probably arrive towards the end of this month inshallah.

Is accommodation expensive in Tehran?

[peyman1987]

Is accommodation expensive in Tehran?


Hello again dear kite :
I think because your country's currence is Pound ( Am I right? ) and its value is about 1000 times more than Iran's currency , you won't have any economical problems here.
Hope to see you soon

[Anathema&sin]

Hello again dear kite :
I think because your country's currence is Pound ( Am I right? ) and its value is about 1000 times more than Iran's currency , you won't have any economical problems here.
Hope to see you soon



yes he is right.it`s great difference between this two(rial &Pounds)
you would find everything cheap here.but if you are a car fan there is just one thing that make sad.you wouldn`t find any BRITISH car here.:31::31: .
Forget those royal classic bus and cab.forget those racy mini miners

[www.babakebadi.com]

Dear Kite





You need to have 2 trips to Tehran, once for investigation and second forliving





Accommodation in Tehran has variety of ranges in price and quality





if they get to know that you are a foreigner, they'll offer you double price, which you don't like it to happen





When you come here, be wise,





You can ask us as many questions as you have,





Our best wishes for you is to enjoy - as best as possible- your time here





if you need specific help, you have my email





Take care





Babak Ebadi

[Kite102]

thank you for your reply Babak Ebadi and sorry for the delayed reply, I have been busy with the Eid holiday..

Yes I am sure I will get charged more because I am foreign and it is probably best to go with an Iranian. Thank you for your advice!

I wanted to ask you or anyone else who may know, is it possible for me to live with an Iranian family when I am there? I ask because this is of course better for learning Persian, because I will be surrounded with people speaking Persian all the time! Of course I would be happy to pay rent to the family I am staying with.

Or perhaps Iranians are more conservative and it would be unlikely that families would like me to stay with them? (I am 25 year old man). What do you think?

When I was living in Syria, I found that in general people are quite conservative and were reluctant to let people stay with their families. Is Iran like this too?

Anathema&sin: I don't drive so I'm not too worried about finding British cars! I do like bicycles though!

[Anathema&sin]

Hi dear Kite;
About your last question as you mentioned exactley Iraninans are traditional and religious people and I think it is not easy to find a common family in Iran for living with.If you are really interested to live within the society to improve your language skills you should find bachelor persons.There is another choice,you can find a college student.They are always looking for a roommate
.I`m sure that you can stay with us until you find suitable place for living and absolutely in this period you`ll be our dear guest.

[Anathema&sin]

Hi again
Dear Kite you said that you are going to travel here to learn Persian but would you please tell us what is your motive of learning that?

[Kite102]

Anathema&sin: Thank you for your very kind invitation and the information. Yes I think it will probably be easier living with students or bachelors as you said.

Well I have been studying Islamic civilization here in Britain at the university and Persian is a very important part of Islamic civilization! Also I am Muslim and I'm interested in reading some of the great Persian poets like Rumi, Hafez, Attar and all the others. For these reasons I am very keen on learning Persian..

Why are you studying English?

[Anathema&sin]

Thanks Kite for your answer.Now I think that I get the point.It is really fantastic.It is our honor to meet a person like you.about your question I should say that I love your language and as you know English is an International language but for me learning English is just a personal hobby I love English translation.I`ve been studing ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRANSLATION for 4 years but as you probably notice I can`t write as a fluent one.I need sb to help me on this.
there is something about my invitaion;it was not just a simple salutation,you can count on me.

I think there are many things that we can learn from each other
sorry I should introduce my self before my name is Aidin(25 year old man) just like you..

[www.babakebadi.com]

Dear Kite,

Tehran has more than 40 districts, each district has different quality and of course different price
if you like to enjoy cycling your bicycle, it is better for you to live in north of Tehran,, which is the best , you can easily find a pension apartment, it costs about 200$ in north of Tehran, you will have a single room, ADSL internet service, pool and other facilities, you may make half your rent, if you share your room with another person

it is better you introduce yourself as a university student, in this way they offer you a reasonable price, than a tourist one

the best newspaper to look for accommodation is Hamshahri , if there is any help I can provide, don't hesitate to ask

regards

babak

[Kite102]

Thank you very much Aidin and Babak Ebadi again for your replies.

Aidin: I would be delighted if we could help each other when I arrive . Your English is perfectly comprehensible so don't worry too much about not being completely fluent. I just wish that my Persian was as good as your English!! Do you live in Tehran? I hope you do!

Babak Ebadi: Thank you yet again for all the useful information. Do you mean $200 dollars a month? I will look out for the Hamshari when I get there.

I am just waiting for the Iranian embassy here in London to issue the visa. After that I will come hopefully. I'll keep you informed.

Huzayfa

[Anathema&sin]

Thanks dear Kite for your support.That was really hopeful.Yes fortunately I live in tehran with my family and they are also waiting to see you eagerly.We are waiting to see you in a ver near future in MEHRABAD airport.I am going to come to the airport and meet you in the very first moment.

Question:what`s the meaning of HUZAYFA?Is this your new name?

[Kite102]

Khayali Mamnun Aidin

I have sent you a private message with my email ad.

Yes my name is Huzayfa. It is an Arabic name from the h-dh-f root which means 'to erase'. It is also the name of a famous companion of the Prophet (SAW) called 'Huzayfa bin al-Yaman'.

[Arasp]

Hello there,

I am Arasp Kazemian the president of the online English institute of Ezaban.com.
Well, I really do not understand why my Iranian friends are motivating you to come here in Iran.
Honestly, nothing is guaranteed here! You need to do more studies about Iran before you decide to come here.

First of all, maybe the expenses are not as big as the expenses out there in UK. But how much do you think you can make here?
You are not gonna bring 1 million pounds with yourself. So you need to find a job here.
Working here as a teacher is good, but it does not pay the bills.
Another important point about teaching: Being a native English speaker is really great but for being a good teacher you need to be real teacher and you need to know how to teach.

Well, regarding your first question:

Yes! I do have an American teacher (Dr. Barbara D’Elia) in my online English institute. Her PhD is in psychology and she knows how to communicate with my students perfectly. I pay her very well because of many reasons, the most important one is that she is a doctor the second reason is that with the “virtual institute” I am making more money by eliminating the extra expenses of running a real institute. So I pay my teachers more! You will not be able to find other virtual English institutes in Iran I guess. There are only two virtual institutes, OLC.ir and ezaban.com . However the OLC method of teaching online is quite different of my institute’s policies. We are a kind of pioneer in teaching English to Iranians online.

Another important point, most of our students who are studying in the advanced levels prefer to learn the American accent. Your accent is British anyway.

Well, I am not going to discourage you but just showing the real facts that you may encounter in Iran.
Because you’re gonna stay here for a long time so you should study every aspect of this.

And the expenses are not that much cheap, one of our friends had mentioned, you can rent a pension for around $200 with ADSL connection and other required stuffs in north of Tehran. Funny! This was the price of 5 years ago not now. Yeah you can get a 4 or 5 star hotel room with paying $200 a day!

Nowadays, in order to get a 60-80 meter apartment in north of Tehran, you are gonna pay approximately around $15,000 as deposit and $400 a month.

Yeah, Iranians are very compassionate and our hospitality is well-known in the whole world. But do you think it’s enough?

Do not hesitate to ask more questions.



Arasp Kazemian

[www.babakebadi.com]

Well, different ideas about the same reality


As dear Arasp Said, Tehran is not a good idea if you are thinking about making a good money, if you are serious about living in Tehran, you should have other intentions, like knowing Iranian culture or learning Farsi.


Again as Dear Arasp said, Being a native teacher is a privilege, but first you should be a good teacher and I guess you are.


I don't agree with dear Arasp about British Accent, it is not a matter here, since IELTS Certification is very popular here, so your British accent can be even useful.


I don't agree with dear Arasp about expenses either, the pension which I mentioned ( 200$ per month) was in Hamshahri newspaper just a weak ago, and already I know some students who are living in similar conditions,

With all respect, Online training in Iran has just started, your first goal as I mentioned before should be working in British council as an English teacher, just if you can achieve score 9 in IELTS, I guess you can!


Finally I believe Iran doesn't have stable economic condition, but it is not as unpredictable as Dear Arasp explained for you


Well, I see you are making some new friends, even before you get here! It is brilliant! I'll be happy to meet you too, perhaps we can arrange a meeting when you arrive.


Don't worry about Tehran, just continue researching about it.


Regards


Babak

[Anathema&sin]

Mr.Arasp and Dear babak:I think there is something lost here.It seems that Huzayfa is going to travle here to study not making money or something like it.that is what I got from his ideas.may be I am wrong.
But Mr.Arasp I think it is not fair,you just mentioned to your career and profession.all the things you said is not what Huzayfa is looking for.I haven`t heard anything about VIRTUAL ISTITUTE in iran or at least that is something new in iran.What I know is that the majority of the people who are interested learning English would prefer to learn English in a REAL SITUATION with FLUENT and NATIVE teacher.I`m sure that he can do it as well as anyone else who`s coming from abroad

.I know there are important information for teaching English.but I think teacher`s authority is much more important than anything else.However Huzayfa can refers to the books that talks about this information.PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING (4th edition,written by H.Douglas Brown) and TECHNIQUE AND PRINCIPLES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING(2nd edition,written by Diane Larsen-Freeman).Thease are the most useful books that can help Huzayfa. This books taught in many universities of iran.I read them.
It seems that he loves our islamic culture and society.He has a great goal and I think he can passes all the obstacles.
Yes we all know that living in the north of Tehran is much more expensive than the other places in the capital but he is not going to live in a Penthouse.There are varoius range of houses in the north of Tehran.
Huzayfa is a young man but as he said before this is not his first experience in living in a foreign country as he mentioned he lived in Syria before.The quality of life in Tehran is better than Damsacus (may be the best city in Syria, I know there is another good city in Syria called HALAB or sth like it)
We all know that living in a foreign country especially in the very first days is difficult but his great goal can solve the probable problems)

[Kite102]

Thank you for your reply Arasp Kazemian. As you know I have never been to Iran before and I appreciate all the advice and the 'dose of reality!' As I mentioned in my first post here my main aim in coming to Iran is to continue my study of the Persian language. As I'm sure you know, the best way to learn a new language is to spend time in a country where that language is spoken.

As for teaching English whilst I am in Iran, this is to earn some money and also as a way to extend my period of stay in Iran. I may have forgotten to mention above that I am a qualified and English teacher with about a year of classroom experience and I have a Masters degree. Of course I do not expect to make lots of money teaching in Iran but this is not really my intention in coming.

It is quite difficult for British citizens to get visas for Iran and I have heard of people who were even refused a tourist visa! The tourist visa is only for one month and in order to extend this period, I need to either study at a recognized institute in Iran or I need a work-visa. If I am not granted this whilst I am there, I would have to leave the country after a month.

As dear Aidin mentioned, I have worked and studied in foreign countries before and I know that there will perhaps be some difficulties to be encountered. But as they say in America, 'No pay, no gain!' I wish you and your online institute all the best Arasp. I was slightly surprised to hear about it, do many Iranians have the internet at home ? What is the price of ADSL in Iran? Are you based in Iran Arasp?

Thank you once again for the information and encouragement Babak and Aidin. I looked forward to meeting you when I arrive. (If I am granted a visa! Fingers crossed!)

Huzayfa

[Arasp]

Mr.Arasp and Dear babak:I think there is something lost here.It seems that Huzayfa is going to travle here to study not making money or something like it.that is what I got from his ideas.may be I am wrong.
But Mr.Arasp I think it is not fair,you just mentioned to your career and profession.all the things you said is not what Huzayfa is looking for.I haven`t heard anything about VIRTUAL ISTITUTE in iran or at least that is something new in iran.What I know is that the majority of the people who are interested learning English would prefer to learn English in a REAL SITUATION with FLUENT and NATIVE teacher.I`m sure that he can do it as well as anyone else who`s coming from abroad

.I know there are important information for teaching English.but I think teacher`s authority is much more important than anything else.However Huzayfa can refers to the books that talks about this information.PRINCIPLES OF LANGUAGE LEARNING AND TEACHING (4th edition,written by H.Douglas Brown) and TECHNIQUE AND PRINCIPLES IN LANGUAGE TEACHING(2nd edition,written by Diane Larsen-Freeman).Thease are the most useful books that can help Huzayfa. This books taught in many universities of iran.I read them.
It seems that he loves our islamic culture and society.He has a great goal and I think he can passes all the obstacles.
Yes we all know that living in the north of Tehran is much more expensive than the other places in the capital but he is not going to live in a Penthouse.There are varoius range of houses in the north of Tehran.
Huzayfa is a young man but as he said before this is not his first experience in living in a foreign country as he mentioned he lived in Syria before.The quality of life in Tehran is better than Damsacus (may be the best city in Syria, I know there is another good city in Syria called HALAB or sth like it)
We all know that living in a foreign country especially in the very first days is difficult but his great goal can solve the probable problems)


Hi and thanks for your comment on my previous posts,

As far as I know this guy is going to come to Iran to learn Persian. He is gonna stay here for a long time and he’s gonna make a living. ( I did not mean he is gonna become multi millionaire here) but he is gonna make a living.

I don’t know how you have brought those cheap prices of renting apartment here. The price I just told him is the price of a 60 meter aparatment in Chizar. As you know Chizar is one of the low-quality places in Shemroon, maybe the worst after Emam-zadeh ghasem and Golab-Darreh. Yeah, he cannot live in a luxury apartment with penthouse in elahieh even if he multiplies that money to 10.

I don’t agree with what you said about virtual and real institutes.
If the majority of Iranians prefer to spend huge time and energy in traffic and participate in face to face classes to suffer lots of stress and other uncomfortable variables that affect the quality of learning; is because of lack of cultural knowledge of Iranians on this issue not the badness or goodness of a new method! I highly recommend you to take a look at the situation of E-learning on the other countries and then pass judgment about this.
How ever I do not blame you or other Iranians who do not believe in the advantages of e-learning. I should blame the ministry of information and communication technology that has not done any promotional activity to fill this diminished capacity yet.

As I mentioned in my previous post, I am not going to make this guy disappointed or discouraged. I am just going to show the real facts that some of Iranian friends prefer not to mention here! (I don’t know why)
A person who lives in London or other UK cities will not feel satisfied if he lives in a cheap pension in Shoosh Sq, in Tehran.
Tell him all good and bad aspects of coming here and let him free to make the final decision.

[Arasp]

Thank you for your reply Arasp Kazemian. As you know I have never been to Iran before and I appreciate all the advice and the 'dose of reality!' As I mentioned in my first post here my main aim in coming to Iran is to continue my study of the Persian language. As I'm sure you know, the best way to learn a new language is to spend time in a country where that language is spoken.

As for teaching English whilst I am in Iran, this is to earn some money and also as a way to extend my period of stay in Iran. I may have forgotten to mention above that I am a qualified and English teacher with about a year of classroom experience and I have a Masters degree. Of course I do not expect to make lots of money teaching in Iran but this is not really my intention in coming.

It is quite difficult for British citizens to get visas for Iran and I have heard of people who were even refused a tourist visa! The tourist visa is only for one month and in order to extend this period, I need to either study at a recognized institute in Iran or I need a work-visa. If I am not granted this whilst I am there, I would have to leave the country after a month.

As dear Aidin mentioned, I have worked and studied in foreign countries before and I know that there will perhaps be some difficulties to be encountered. But as they say in America, 'No pay, no gain!' I wish you and your online institute all the best Arasp. I was slightly surprised to hear about it, do many Iranians have the internet at home ? What is the price of ADSL in Iran? Are you based in Iran Arasp?

Thank you once again for the information and encouragement Babak and Aidin. I looked forward to meeting you when I arrive. (If I am granted a visa! Fingers crossed!)

Huzayfa


Dear friend,

So if you have made your decision I can only welcome you.
Yes, it is wise to get a tourist visa here and then go for the work visa to extend it.

But are you going to learn persian only with communicating with Iranian? It’s a bit tough job, I guess.
I recommend you to register in some persian language training courses as well. I guess you can find them in Iran. (you might be able to study persian in university too, but I am not expert on this issue so I don’t give you any guidance.)

I understand it is hard to get visa for Iran. These are all the results of the unrest in the region and the different sanctions and embargos against Iranian nations.

Yes, we are located in Tehran And we offer our service to all Iranians. It is very interesting that many Iranians are joining our online institute from very far cities in Iran, like Zabol and chabahar in the south-east province and other small villages. However we are just at the beginning and we are growing very fast. We have a native American teacher in our institute. And since you are an experienced teacher too, we can use you for those people who are seeking to learn the British accent. (of course if you are interested to collaborate with our institute) I can even pay you even when you are in the UK. J

The cost of ADSL connections depends on the speed of the connections and other types limitations. It varies from $13-$14 a month to $50-$60 a month and even more if you wish to have a dedicated bandwidth.

Do not hesitate to ask more questions.

[Anathema&sin]

Hi
It seems that I am late.Dear Arasp answers all the questions.ok
Dear Arasp: I think you are right.there are many shortcoming in the Iran`s English language teaching.
I do apologize .I am sorry if I said something wrong.
Now I`m going to check your site.it seems interesting.
Sincerely yours

[Kite102]

Arasp: Thank you for your reply and kind offer of working with your institute. I certainly would be very interested in meeting you and seeing your institute when I come to Iran. I can see why the online format could be very beneficial in a massive country like Iran where it is hard to have traditional institutes throughout the country.

Do you teach other language apart from English? Since you are based in Iran, how about offering Persian classes for foreigners who would like to learn Persian. Many Westerners are interested in the rich cultural history of the Persians and I'm sure if you advertise well you will find potential customers. Just a suggestion.

[Arasp]

Arasp: Thank you for your reply and kind offer of working with your institute. I certainly would be very interested in meeting you and seeing your institute when I come to Iran. I can see why the online format could be very beneficial in a massive country like Iran where it is hard to have traditional institutes throughout the country.

Do you teach other language apart from English? Since you are based in Iran, how about offering Persian classes for foreigners who would like to learn Persian. Many Westerners are interested in the rich cultural history of the Persians and I'm sure if you advertise well you will find potential customers. Just a suggestion.


Hi again and thanks for you kind email. Well, currently we teach only English and currently Iran is our target market. We have not yet decided to teach other lanauges but your suggestion for teaching persian for foreigners is very nice. I will make it into consideration but maybe when we gain more reputation

[mir@]

Hellooo! Earth to Hozy
What does this mean?l

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyy

Long time no see!l

Where are you now?l

How is everything going?l

Have you gathered your things and packed your suitcases?l

Wish you best of lucks

:11:

[Kite102]

Hey Amir

I'm well thanks, how are you?

Yes I have confirmed my travel arrangements and I will be arriving in Tehran on Monday the 12th of November Inshallah

I need to start packing soon..

How's the weather in Iran at the moment? When does the winter start?

I can't wait to come!

H

[mir@]

Hey Amir

I'm well thanks, how are you?

Yes I have confirmed my travel arrangements and I will be arriving in Tehran on Monday the 12th of November Inshallah

I need to start packing soon..

How's the weather in Iran at the moment? When does the winter start?

I can't wait to come!

H
Hi .... Salaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmm ... we should speak in Persian from now on ... l

Really? .... I should broadcast it as a Breaking News

Monday? 4 days later? surprising

Yes.... pack as soon as possible ... don't forget the pouch which should be hanged from your neck and inside your shirt containing your money .... it is vital...I mean it... Joking aside

Weather is very good ... Not hot not cold ... a moderate nice weather ... but it is going to get cold ... don't leave beyond your warm clothes


I can't wait to come!
And when you arrive, you can't wait to come back [ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ]

Bring enough money ... as mush as possible ! Don't count on any kind of E-banking in Iran at all. We are completely isolated from the world of alive humans!!l

Most importantly, as I said before ... consider every one a charlatan ... even one who pretends that he/she wants to help you ... even your best Iranian friend ... Try your best to take care of your money ... if it goes away, it never comes back ...

Have a good trip buddy

See you in Tehran!!l

Good luck

[Kite102]

Khayali Mamnun Aghaye Amir for the advice

hehe, you really don't have a very good opinion of you fellow countrymen, do you?

They can't ALL be that bad can they? Why do you think people are like this?

But thank you, it (almost) always pays to be cautious..

Oh and the expression 'earth to X' I think was first used during the early space missions when NASA would start the message with 'earth to Apollo 13' etc.. We use in every day speech for people that are far away/we havent spoken to them for a while or when someone is a bit dreamy!

[peyman1987]

Dear Kite I wanted to welcome you to Iran in advance.

And dear Amin I don't think, Iranian people are that much bad.
I love them very much.
In Iran it's impossible to see an old person standing in the bus or subway.
It's impossible that something happens to someone and noone helps him.
It's impossible for you to have a problem and your friends don't help you.
All of Iranian people cry when they see a mother who has lost her children,
All of them help people who are really in trouble.
....

Ofcourse every country in the world has some bad people but you can't say that all of them are the same.

However I think it will be better if we be a little more gracefull about our people.

And I wish dear Kite enjoy his stay in Iran.

[A r c h i]

Hiiiii dear Hufayze(hope that I've written it right :13:)
or as @mir said, salaaaaam:31:
How's everything going on?You are packing..to come here, Hope to see u soon and hope you have a safe flight

Just pay attention to what @mir has said, as Told before, it's better to be safe than sorry
and about the banks, I know you can receive and send money to other countries, but it takes time, you should have a special bank account here and then transfer money.

Anyway, Hope you have a great time here:11:l

[Kite102]

Dear Peyman1987

Thank you for your reassuring post and well wishes. I have heard a number of time that Iranians can be very polite and courteous, especially towards the elderly. I wish people were more like this in my country!

Dear archi-girl:

Salaaamat

Thanx once again for your welcome and advice.

Everything is going nicely. London is very gloomy today and I'm looking forward to escaping!

Yes, banking is important. It is probably quite hard at the moment though. I heard that a number of Iranian bank accounts have been frozen recently. I hope Iranians haven't been affected too badly by this..

[mohammad.clergyman]

Bah ...bah ...Qosh 'amadid

how are you dear Huzayfa

as you enter the Tehran ; Dear Amir is gonna invite you to his home ; then we all will go to his home and have fun :7:

( :2::21:please don't tell him that I let the cat out of the bag )

Delicious supper :27:

[mir@]

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Are you in



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now?l
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[mohammad.clergyman]

hi dear huzayfa

we are really expecting you impatiently :46:

I have given up all of my daily activities and just waiting for you dear :31: :10:

please inform us as you come to Iran

[Kite102]

سلام دویتهای من

بله الان من در ایران هستم

ایران کشوری زیباست ولی من زبان فارسی خیلی کم فهمیدم

اگر شما شماره من بخواهید به من ÷یغام خصوصی بفراستید

ممنون

[mohammad.clergyman]

Hi dear Huzayfa

welcome to Iran

? where are you now

? have you met with any of P30world members so far

I suggest to have a general meeting in which we can all meet each other

? what do you think about it

thanks

[A r c h i]

welcome dear Huzayfe
how's everything till now?
Hope you're doing great here




I suggest to have a general meeting in which we can all meet each other


Agree on this:31:l

[Kite102]

Hey guys

I'll answer some of the questions here that people have sent me in private messages

Yes one of the EFL members (Aidin) and his family have taken excellent care of me since I arrived here. They have helped me settle in and I am extremly grateful to them!

I'm currently staying in a hotel in the centre of Tehran.

Iran is nice, but I have found Tehran to be a little too busy.

I would still like to spend a year here like I originally intended but unfortunatly, my parents are quite reluctant for me to stay for more than a month.

I am still deciding though, so I'm not sure yet.I will keep you updated.

Yes Muhammed, a general meeting is a nice idea. When and where would you all like to have it? How about Sunday the 18th of November? Perhaps in a restaurant? I don't know, you know your city better than me!

About the job and permanent housing, I'm still thinking about it. It really depends on how long I will be staying for..

I hope this answers all the questions,

I look forward to meeting you all,

H

[mohammad.clergyman]

Hi dear kite

I appreciate you to answer my questions

in fact I live in Qom ; I wanted to know if you travel to Qom as well

however if you don't travel here i might come there


I'm almost like you ; you won't believe but I've traveled to Tehran just once

I think you know Tehran better than me

I don't know when can be the best time to have a meeting

waiting to know others openions

thanks

[A r c h i]

Hi mohammad,
I think for everyone who is in Teh, anytime would be convenient, It's you who matters :31:, anyway I know a good place here in Teh where you can seat and talk for hours and no one will disturb.(I'll tell you whenever you decided on that)

anyway, so mohamamd you are the first one that we consider :46:.

[mohammad.clergyman]

thanks dear Archi for your kindness and attention

some of my pals are gonna travel to Teh on Friday I might join them

nice suggestion it would be a good MAKAN for us lol

let me tell you that I sent two messages to dear kite but none of them has been recieved yet

shame on Irancell

by the way what's up from dear Amir ; he was too much eager to meet dear kite but has been disappeared

he's expected to have told his openions about the meeting

[love-to-learn]

Hey guys

Yes Muhammed, a general meeting is a nice idea. When and where would you all like to have it? How about Sunday the 18th of November? Perhaps in a restaurant? I don't know, you know your city better than me!




:12:



Hi mohammad,
I think for everyone who is in Teh, anytime would be convenient, It's you who matters :31:,


For me also not any time could be convenient:31: I prefer to finish our meeting maybe before 9.




anyway I know a good place here in Teh where you can seat and talk for hours and no one will disturb.(I'll tell you whenever you decided on that)




Where is it? Would you mind letting us know?:10:

Hope to see you all soon :11:l

[Kite102]

Ok everyone, so how about next Friday when Mohammed comes? How long will you be staying for Mohammed? Perhaps Saturday might be better as you will be tired from your trip on Friday? Let us know...

We can meet at the place Archi will suggest. I am suprised and intrigued to hear about such a place where you won't be disturbed for hours in Tehran!

I very much look forward to meeting you all.

PS: It was nice speaking to you yesterday Mohammed. The line wasn't too great though!

[mohammad.clergyman]

Ok everyone, so how about next Friday when Mohammed comes? How long will you be staying for Mohammed? Perhaps Saturday might be better as you will be tired from your trip on Friday? Let us know...

We can meet at the place Archi will suggest. I am suprised and intrigued to hear about such a place where you won't be disturbed for hours in Tehran!

I very much look forward to meeting you all.

PS: It was nice speaking to you yesterday Mohammed. The line wasn't too great though!



please don't delay the meeting just because of me

since I'm not sure if I can travel to Teh I don't know much about tehran that's why I prefer to not travel alone

however I think Friday is much better for it's weekend and everyone is free and If inshallah I come ; I will return on Friday hence I've got no place to go

yeah that's interesting if it's not a kind of dream

Ps= yeah the line was not good at all ; however it's so difficult for me to talk to a native guy for the first time and through Phone !!!

[mir@]

Dear Mohammad

Many thanks for your kind words in the private message

I love you too :10:l

However, .... ummmmmm, ...you know,.... I'd rather keep my real identity concealed (Secret Agent !! [ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ])l

I've already talked on this with Hozy

Have fun
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Drink one more Cappuccino in memory of @mir

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All the best

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[A r c h i]

Hey every one,
how are you doing hozy??(it's yr nick name chosen by @mir:46:)
Well, Today I invited to my friend's wedding party on friday:20:, That's too bad that I can't attend friday meeting :41: anyway mohammad you 'll come this friday????
Seems that there won't be any meeting without mohammad and me:13:, can't you post pone your trip mohammad??

I forgot, the place I mean named Jam-e- Jam . It's located near Mellat park in Valieasr Street.It's a great place to hold meetings,because as I told you no one will disturb you and you can sit for as long as you want. There are also some shopping stores in first floor.
by the way, Hozy my friends and I go hiking every 2 or 3 weeks, You can join us if you want :31:l




I'd rather keep my real identity concealed

oohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh:5:

[love-to-learn]

However, .... ummmmmm, ...you know,.... I'd rather keep my real identity concealed (Secret Agent !!



WOW!

Amir, did you mean that you cannot join us in the meeting? :5:l



Hey every one,
Well, Today I invited to my friend's wedding party on friday:20:, That's too bad that I can't attend friday meeting :41: anyway mohammad you 'll come this friday????
Seems that there won't be any meeting without mohammad and me:13:, can't you post pone your trip mohammad??

I forgot, the place I mean named Jam-e- Jam . It's located near Mellat park in Valieasr Street.It's a great place to hold meetings,because as I told you no one will disturb you and you can sit for as long as you want. There are also some shopping stores in first floor.
by the way, Hozy my friends and I go hiking every 2 or 3 weeks, You can join us if you want :31:l



It seems that everybody has an excuse for not coming. So we would better arrange for another day.

I agree, Jam-e-Jam is a nice place but I liked it more before they made all these changes there.

Anyway....

[Kite102]

Hey guys!

Well it seems that it could be difficult arranging a group meeting to suit everyone. I suppose Mohammed is the key person because he is travelling from outside Tehran. Let us know when and if you decide to come Mohammed. Oh and by the way, I think the hotel I'm currently staying at has vacancies if you need a place to stay. But I have discovered that it is very important to reserve a place before you come in Tehran!

Oh I passed by Valiaser street yesterday. It is an extremly long street though so I probably didn't see the place you mentioned.

Don't worry Amir, we won't force you to reveal your secret identity!

hozy

[mohammad.clergyman]

hi dear pals

as I'm still not sure if I can come and because dear archi won't come this friday

I think it's better to delay it to the next friday

hoping we can all meet each other

including dear amir whom I'm negotiating to through the private message :21:


hope love-to-learn will also be able to participate next week





Dear Mohammad



Many thanks for your kind words in the private message


I love you too :10:l


However, .... ummmmmm, ...you know,.... I'd rather keep my real identity concealed (Secret Agent !! [ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ])l


I've already talked on this with Hozy


Have fun
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Drink one more Cappuccino in memory of @mir


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All the best


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be sure ; I at last will satisfy you :27::11:

[mohammad.clergyman]

Hi dear Kite

? how is it going

? where did you manage to go next

[Kite102]

Hey Mohammed.

I'm in Isfahan at the moment, I think I'll be staying here for a couple of days and then heading on to Shiraz..

It was wonderful meeting you and your friends and family in beautiful Qum by the way. Especially your friend Mr 'Oh My God!!'

Catch you later!

[mohammad.clergyman]

Hey Mohammed.

I'm in Isfahan at the moment, I think I'll be staying here for a couple of days and then heading on to Shiraz..

It was wonderful meeting you and your friends and family in beautiful Qum by the way. Especially your friend Mr 'Oh My God!!'

Catch you later!

oh ..u're in Isfahan

that's great ; u might see the half of world beauty in isfahan

please remind me as you visit the historical interesting places in the capital of Islam since i've never been there :41:

me too ; I thank god to have pleasure to meet you here

yeah mr oh my god is so funny

enjoy yourself and your trip

[A r c h i]

Hey Mohammed.

I'm in Isfahan at the moment, I think I'll be staying here for a couple of days and then heading on to Shiraz..

It was wonderful meeting you and your friends and family in beautiful Qum by the way. Especially your friend Mr 'Oh My God!!'

Catch you later!

Hi Hozy
You're so busy visiting the whole country:31:, Shiraz is a great city, In my opinion it's the best city in Iran, So Enjoy your time, And don't forget to eat Shirazian Ice-cream and Faloode :46:,They're the best:27:

Have a great time
Wish you all the best in your trips:11:l

[Petros]

Shirazian Ice-cream and Faloode


Shiraz Weather Is 80 Degrees Below Zero :31:
It's F*cking Cold
Nevertheless, How Can Hozy Eat Ice Cream Or Faloode :5:

[asma2]

hi.first i should say welcome to you
there are institutes in iran wihich may employ you as a teacher
i know teachers from forien countries but most of them are fromindia
you are from england and it makes it hard for you to come to iran
[ برای مشاهده لینک ، لطفا با نام کاربری خود وارد شوید یا ثبت نام کنید ] is the name of a big institute in iran
plz visit this site ,i wish you find a god job
if you can find a job i know that irainian will like u and you will have a good opportunety

[Anathema&sin]

Hi Asma;
Huzayfa Left Iran 10 days ago.
Thanks

[mir@]

Helloooooooooooo..... Earth to Hozy



Hey Hozy, where are you? back to London?
How was Iran? Why don't you describe your short trip to Iran for us?
Looking forward to hearing from you
All the best

:11:

[mohammad.clergyman]

Hi archi and other friends

?where is hozy

he's been vanished ; we must follow his trace

" maybe it's a good case to make a story about him in the thread named "lets complete the story

by the way I visited hozy in the Qom ; we had lots of fun together

[Anathema&sin]

Hi archi and other friends

?where is hozy

he's been vanished ; we must follow his trace

" maybe it's a good case to make a story about him in the thread named "lets complete the story

by the way I visited hozy in the Qom ; we had lots of fun together

Dear Mohammad read Post No 66

[mohammad.clergyman]

Dear Mohammad read Post No 66

Thanks

I know he left but he must have said a good bye to us

he happened to be an active member here

by the way it's not a long time

we will inshallah be informed of him

[Kite102]

Hey guys..

Sorry for the late reply, I was in South France and haven't been online too much..

Yes I am back home after a wonderful trip in Iran. I want to offer my sincere gratitude to everyone who has helped and advised me on this thread and in private messages. My thanks especially to Anathema&sin, Mohammed, Amir, Petros, Archi and love-to-learn .


As you know, I was a little nervous about coming to Iran for the first time but I found Iran to be just as safe and peaceful as other countries. I found Iranian people to be very kind, friendly and helpful. I definitely intend to come back to Iran one day for a longer stay hopefully. You guys should be proud of your lovely country!

Happy Christmas everyone!

[Petros]

Happy Christmas everyone!



Happy Christmas To You Too

How Was The Circumstances? Wasn't It Pleasant And Comfortable For Staying For A Longer Time

[A r c h i]

Hi hozy,
Seems you had a great time in Iran and France:46:,Good to see you back in this forum.

Merry Christmas and happy new year:10:, May all your dreams come true:11::11:l