Interview | Navied Mahdavian, author of This Country, Searching for Home in (Very) Rural American

Interview | Navied Mahdavian, author of This Country, Searching for Home in (Very) Rural American

So excited to share that Navied Mahdavian's incredible debut graphic memoir, This Country: Searching for Home in (Very) Rural America is NOW OUT and available for purchase! And to celebrate, I’m so excited to share with you all the conversation I had with Navied after reading his incredible his work.

The book is set in rural Idaho where Navied moved with his wife and dog in November 2016- yes, the month Trump got elected. I could NOT put the book down and enjoyed reading it immensely- it brought up so many issues we all think about so much, like issues of identity, language, culture, being “others”- I had so many questions for Navied and feel so lucky I got to sit down and ask him some of them. He’s delightful to talk to, and I’m sure you’ll enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

Related Links:
Navied Mahdavian on Instagram
Navied's comic about Iran

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Speak Lesson 15 | How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted

Speak Lesson 15 | How to Talk to People in a Formal Manner, and More on Hosting and Being Hosted

Continuing with the theme of hosting and being hosted, the theme of this Persian / Farsi lesson is a visit to the in-laws on a Saturday afternoon. We follow Matt on a hypothetical visit to his in-laws...

29 Sep 201113min

Speak Lesson 14 | How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession

Speak Lesson 14 | How to Talk About Places Around Town, and Possession

In this Persian / Farsi lesson, we learn how to talk about possession. We start the lesson by learning the example of a house (khooné). To say 'my house', you simply say 'khooneyé man'. In order to ta...

18 Aug 201117min

Speak Lesson 13 | How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)

Speak Lesson 13 | How to Host or Be Hosted (especially when it involves chai)

in this lesson, we are going to cover the concept of being hosted, either at someone's house or at an establishment. Iranians love to host people. For instance, when you visit someone of Persian decen...

4 Aug 201114min

Speak Lesson 12 | More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons

Speak Lesson 12 | More Numbers, and the Months, Days and Seasons

In this Persian / Farsi, we go beyond numbers one through twenty and learn how to say ALL the numbers. In addition, we learn the Persian words for the months of the year, the days of the week, and sea...

15 Jul 201117min

Speak Lesson 11 | How to Speak About the Languages You Know

Speak Lesson 11 | How to Speak About the Languages You Know

When talking to someone in something other than your native language, it sometimes helps to know what other languages they speak. This not only helps you to learn more about a person, but can also pot...

9 Jun 201112min

Speak Lesson 10 | Review of Unit 1!

Speak Lesson 10 | Review of Unit 1!

This is the last lesson in ‘Unit 1′ of Learn Persian with Chai and Conversation. In this lesson, we review all the materials learned before, and learn some extra vocabulary that will help you to commu...

3 Jun 201117min

Speak Lesson 9 | How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases

Speak Lesson 9 | How to Use Question Words, More Family Vocabulary, and a Few Filler Words and Phrases

In Iranian culture, family is extremely important. Instead of having just one Persian word for 'aunt' for instance, we have two- there is a different word for the sister of your father (amé) versus th...

27 Mai 201113min

Speak Lesson 8 | How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes

Speak Lesson 8 | How to Talk About Your Likes and Dislikes

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9 Mai 201114min

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