my family.

We recently visited Phoenix en masse to celebrate my sister Maryam's graduation from med school.

This visit illustrates the Iranian family's tendency to travel in herds. My sister, one of only 7 people graduating in her class, had three tables worth of guests at her graduation dinner. All 19 people showed up for brunch at the resort restaurant all at once wanting to be seated together. Iranians LOVE to be photographed together, especially when they are dressed up for an event.