Remembering a pool in Tehran
In 2010, I boarded a plane in Frankfurt, bound for Tehran. What made me take this trip to Iran? I had fled the country as
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Author: Donia Bijan
Reflecting about time in the pool on the occasion of Burgess Pool reopening
The first pool I went to was a bus ride away from my house. I was six but I still know the smell of it—and
Good Morning to What Went Away: A reflection by Menlo Park author/chef Donia Bijan
Did we ever think it would last this long? I don’t mean the lockdown. I mean the swimming. It was an unlikely premise: a pool,
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- 25MarLearn about water storage and purification methods on March 25
- 25MarGlobal Conservation benefit concert at The Guild on March 25
- 24MarOnline cooking lesson on March 24 is Jamaican Jerk Chicken
- 23MarTeens: Paint like Frida and Diego on March 23
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