‘Springtime in Tehran’ by Ilana Buch

Name: Ilana Buch
Hometown: New York City
Resides: New York City
Profession: Interior decorator
Hobbies: Writing. Photography. Cooking. Collecting books.
Hipstographer since: 2012
Year of Birth: 1965

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"In April, I had the opportunity to travel to Tehran with my family. What I found was a city profoundly altered since I was last there, almost twenty years ago. Few smiling faces appeared on the streets post Revolution, and yet the Iranian people, even then, were irrepressible, living for the most part, behind closed doors. Today, that tenacity for life that I was introduced to as a bride is still very much alive. While on the whole people still mainly live indoors, there is a shift. It is driven by a simple desire to live. Young people now mill about in malls, hang out, like other young folks do all around the world. They can also be found in coffee shops and appear quite fashion forward for a nation with more than a few fashion restrictions. And because it was springtime in Tehran, the usual yearning to be free of the home seemed to inspire entire families to get out and on the city's most popular mode of transport, the motorcycle... to shop, to picnic, or just to spend just a little of their lives outdoors. The population of Tehran has grown multiple times over the years and it is the driving force behind this cultural shift. The balance is indeed a careful one, but there is no denying the energy of this vibrant city even while many things remain the same."
Ilana Buch

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