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The Iranian Studies and Persian Language program at UBC is offering various courses related to Iranian culture, language, and history. You can search for list of courses here . None of them are offered online yet!

"Promise Yourself To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet. To make all your friends feel that there is something in them To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true. To think only the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best. To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile. To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others. To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble. To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but great deeds. To live in faith that ...

For pages like this , I am tempted to go back to Facebook!

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The ubiquitous access to cameras and Iranian culture don't go very well together since you can't take a decent group photo.  We LOVE our group photos but when everyone is standing, there are several cameras on at every single moment and each person is looking at a different camera.

Well! We made  gingerbread this year for Christmas and when you are so blended in with Iranian culture, this is how you decorate it using noting but Noghl  :)

This is exactly what I want to be and I think these people said it well in this post .

“The chief beauty about time is that you cannot waste it in advance. The next year, the next day, the next hour are lying ready for you, as perfect, as unspoiled, as if you had never wasted or misapplied a single moment in all your life. You can turn over a new leaf every hour if you choose.” By Arnold Bennett