About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
Germany Archive
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Portrait of a year in Bonn
Posted on March 27, 2011 | No CommentsCrazy to believe. Our one-year anniversary of arriving in Bonn was on Friday. I’m trying to run through a mental list of all of the things that we’ve done, seen, eaten, traveled to, and people we’ve met since we first set foot in Bonn on... -
Cyrus on: PRI’s The World (June 28, 2010)
Posted on June 29, 2010 | 1 CommentSevgili Dostlar, My piece on the Mesut Özil and modern Turkish-Germans aired on The World yesterday. In it, I interview Prof. Dr. Claudia Riehl of the University of Cologne, Susanne von Würzen (thanks, Courtney!), Mehmet Aydan (thanks, Begum!), and Cem Özdemir. Also, don’t forget my... -
iPhone 4 in Germany: Complexity Abounds
Posted on June 16, 2010 | 2 CommentsSo I get that people want the iPhone. I get that it’s a really sexy, really popular handset. I’m not convinced that I’ll buy one just yet, but I signed up for T-Mobile’s email updates about it, and just yesterday got this: But seriously T-Mobile... -
Cyrus on: PRI’s The World (June 11, 2010)
Posted on June 11, 2010 | 1 CommentDear Friends, My piece on the one-year anniversary of last year’s controversial election in Iran is airing today. In the piece, we hear from two young Iranians who talk about their frustration with what’s happened since June 12, 2009, and from Mohammed Sadeghi, the Iranian-German... -
How to get free 3G mobile Internet in Germany
Posted on June 2, 2010 | 11 CommentsStep one: Order a new free SIM card from NetzClub, a new MVNO from O2. Select the “Handy Internet Flat” option. The catch is they provide you with free Internet in exchange for text advertising. Step two: Buy an O2 Surfstick. I bought mine directly... -
“There there Angie, things with Greece are going to work out.”
Posted on May 11, 2010 | 2 CommentsCaption contest! -
New Year, New Job
Posted on January 4, 2010 | 10 CommentsSo it’s a new year, another birthday, and vacation is sadly over — time to get back to a regular working schedule and real life. But this year is different, given that five months from now, my wife and I will be moving to the... -
Pics from Germany!
Posted on February 22, 2009 | 1 CommentOur first round of photos from our Germany trip are up.
