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What is the most frequent plastic surgery Iranians go through?  Nose jobs.  Now, I’ll be the first to admit it, my nose isn’t exactly “cute.” I have a semi-typical Iranian nose… a little on the bigger side, but not too outrageous (I think).  Anyway, for as long as I can remember, my aunt was always advocating for me to get a nose job every time I would go to visit her in Iran.  Even my dad offered to buy me a nose job as my “high school graduation gift.”  These offers and arguments for me to get a nose job often made me feel like I wasn’t pretty enough.  I used to stare at my nose in the mirror and wonder what it would look like if it was a little smaller… Then one day, my aunt in Iran tricked me to go see a plastic surgeon.  Tricked you say– how?  We were going for a cousin of mine who was getting a nose job because she had difficulty breathing through her nose at night, then after her consultation was done, my aunt asked the surgeon what he would recommend for me.  Needless to say, I was mortified.  He asked me to turn my head, inspected my face from every angle and then he said this, “I would recommend that Sarah didn’t get a nose job.  It’s her imperfection that makes her beautiful.”
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From then on, I realized something: Without imperfections or flaws, we would all be Barbie- we would all have the same generic, uninteresting look.  But, with our imperfections and flaws, we are unique.  I have never regretted not getting a nose job and in fact, I have come to love my Iranian nose.  It is a symbol of where I came from and who I am.  Of course, there are days where I don’t feel as entirely secure as I am probably making it sound, but regardless, I will never get that nose job.  Join our co-hosts next Wednesday as they discuss the definition of beauty.  Until then, you tell us: What defines beauty?  Was there ever a moment where you felt insecure about the way you looked?

Articles Mentioned:

• If I Am Not Beautiful How I Can Feel I Am Beautiful (By Kim Nguyen)
• Catherine Zeta Jones: “I am not aesthetically beautiful”
  
• 2008 Iranican Live Radio Show on Cosmetic Plastic Surgery

Iranian Live Talk Show airs on RadioJavan.com every other Wed @ 7PM, every Fri 9AM on Radio Bamdad Sacramento, and is available for podcast every Wed on Iranican.com.

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It is easy to jump into that usual routine: wake up, shower, go to work (or class), come home, eat dinner, go to bed… repeat.  So often, we forget that we are living and we just let our lives pass us by.  I remember when I was 16 years old and I thought 24 was SO old… now I’m suddenly 24 and I am already worried that one day I’m going to wake up at age 50 and not even realize where the last 26 years of my life went by.  That is a terrifying thought!

Here is what I have decided:  Live everyday like it’s your last.  Realistically, you won’t be able to cross something off your bucket list everyday, but you can still take advantage of the opportunities around you.  Maybe your job is boring, but you can still make it fun: develop new projects within your job that will teach you a new skillset, go out of your way to meet new people and learn about them, and lastly, try to do something different everyday.  I don’t mean drastically different, but maybe take the scenic route home- yeah it might take a little longer, but who knows when you can do that again? Or, instead of making some excuse to go home and just laze around in your bed, go check out that new restaurant your friends have been talking about. Remember that childhood dream of someday becoming a writer (mine), how about start brainstorming right now?  Simply have fun and make your dreams a reality before it’s too late.

If I had one year to live, I would travel across the world to places I’ve never been, but most importantly, I would eat the best local cuisine you can imagine for breakfast, lunch and dinner.  From gourmet pizzas and pastas to khoreshte gheymeh and lubia polo.  I would let my inner “shekamoo” free and just enjoy the best cuisine from every country.

What would YOU do if you had one year to live?  It may be easier to answer the question this way, what would you NOT want to do? This week we are pleased to have Dr. Sadri Khalessi, by profession he teaches Math and Statistics at Stanford University and by passion he is well versed in Iranian and Islamic Literature, Philosophy, and Mysticism.

Researched Links:

• A Sunday Reflection (by Pastor Craig Goodwin)
• An Awakening Experience (by Dr. Susan Biali)

Iranian Live Talk Show airs on RadioJavan.com every other Wed @ 7PM, every Fri 9AM on Radio Bamdad Sacramento, and is available for podcast every Wed on Iranican.com.
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Starting this morning, Iranican Live will be featured on Radio Bamdad in their weekly lineup on AM1620.

Earlier today at 9AM Radio Bamdad aired Iranican for the first time featuring the show, Mom vs. Ameh, which explored the sometimes complicated relationship between mothers and aunts: “Would you go to your Ameh’s house if your mother wasn’t invited?”

Radio Bamdad is the first station to carry Iranican Live weekly and on Terrestrial Radio. The network reaches listeners in Northern California specifically, in Sacramento. Notable target audiences are the significant Iranian students and recent graduates from Sacramento State University, UC Davis, Diablo Valley College and other surrounding schools.

“The Iranian Community in Northern California is very important, probably in U.S.’s top 5 in terms of population,” said Borhan Oskoorouchi, director of production at Iranican. “Through Radio Bamdad, we are able to reach and bring together a greater diversity of people, which is our ultimate goal.”

Iranican Live is now featured Fridays at 9AM PST on Radio Bamdad, on Radio Javan every other Wednesday at 7PM PST and podcast on Iranican.com.

Iranican is a student and recent graduate run volunteer organization based in Silicon Valey dedicated to exploring issues affecting “Generation Iranian-American” with different perspectives while simultaneously promoting unity through dialogue and tolerance.  Currently, Iranican.com produces two feature programs: Iranican Reports and Iranican Live.  Iranican Reports features video segments of major cultural events and festivals in cities around North America such as, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

“Iranican strives for educating through entertainment, while approaching communal issues with perspectives that are not easily accessible,” Oskoorouchi said.