Dear Sue,
Last week my aunt and her daughter, Roya and her husband came to Tehran. They live in Mashhad. It is the holy city.
Roya's wedding party is near and they came here for shopping. I went with them as a guidance.
As for learning English:
I learned English before to read scientific essays and books about my course.
After getting acquainted with Mr T. I knew life is not just studying lessons and science, there are more beautiful things in the life like Literature and having a good friend like you.
I thought we Iranians are much different than other people around the world and we just have great mystics like Hafiz and Rumi and others.
Mr T. talked about Thoreau and sometimes read his quotes in the class. Thoreau said the same things that our mystics said.
After that I knew you, a kind and wonderful woman. I think your words are like Mr T.'s speeches. I became interested in your character and like to talk you about different things and learning more but my English is week now and I spend 3 or 4 hours, sometimes more than it, for writing a letter.
After all that I knew that people are similar around the world and they are just different in their culture and human values are same everywhere.
I think learning languages specially English can help me to improve my information about my course and open my mind and expand my viewpoint.
Take care.
Your friend Faranak.
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Dear Faranak, I'm so sorry to take a while to answer your letter. I read it a few days ago and it was so interesting, I wanted to just cherish it for a few days. First, what fun to shop for wedding clothes! What does a bride wear for an Iranian wedding? In America they usually wear a beautiful long white gown with a veil. Some are more elaborate than others.
About your experience with English: I think you are becoming a truly liberally educated person. Technocrats are those who are educated only in their scientific field, but you seem to have broad interests that have helped you see that there are many seen and unseen things in this life, and many ways of looking at life. Whatever you do for a living, I know that respect, kindness and love with be your companions.
Your American friend, Sue
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