IRAN TRAVEL VLOG 2015 - Life in TEHRAN

**NEW 2017 Travelogue now available for viewing here: bit.ly/iranvlog2 ** Follow me around Tehran, Iran from October 27th-November 18th, 2015 as I visit my extended family (including adorable new additions!), head to a hookah lounge, commemorate the 1-year anniversary of my grandfather's passing with traditional singers and music, eat delicious food, celebrate my 30th birthday, and more! Please "Like" this video by clicking the "thumbs up" button, share with your friends, and subscribe to my channel for more! And please make sure to watch in HD! See full details below.

If you live in the West, you've likely heard mostly negative things about Iran, and it's been over 30 years that U.S.-Iran relations have been more than a little strained. But the images you see on TV don't reflect what life in Iran is truly like. In the course of conversation, someone recently asked me when the last time I went to an amusement park was, and I said "I think it was on my 2012 trip to Iran", to which he responded, "Wow, there are amusement parks in Iran?! I had no idea. Absolutely no idea." I've also read comments underneath online articles about Iran saying things like "the people there all want to blow us up" "the babies are being raised to be terrorists" "all they care about is their religion and killing"....but you'll see that the people there are just like us. They care (for better or for worse!) about how their selfies turned out, how many "likes" their photo got on Instagram, celebrating birthdays, taking care of sick family members and doting on cute new ones. They have malls, amusement parks, and even rap music!

Speaking of, here are the links to all the music featured in this video:

Zedbazi - "Cigare Soorati"
   • Zedbazi - Cigare Soorati  

Parham Ebrahimi: "Tavalodet Mobarak"
   • Parham Ebrahimi - Tavalodet Mobarak  

Marjan Farsad: "Khooneye Ma"
   • Khooneye Ma - Marjan Farsad خونه ی ما...  

Camera Equipment:
All footage was shot with the Canon G7X (great camera, highly recommend for vlogging!)
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot...

Edited using Windows Movie Maker (download for free here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/wi...)

Shot and Edited by: Me!