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
Personal 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... -
New theme! New photos!
Posted on June 22, 2010 | 2 CommentsSince earlier this year I’ve wanted to change the theme of this blog. I felt that it was time for a change — after all I’ve had this blog on WordPress for around five years, and mucked around with Moveable Type before that. Way back... -
One year ago
Posted on June 6, 2010 | No CommentsYes, we were married one year ago today. -
Hallo, welt. Mein name ist Cyrus.
Posted on April 6, 2010 | 4 Comments“Hallo, mein name ist Cyrus. Ich komme aus den USA, aus Kalifornien. Ich spreche Englisch, Französisch und ein bisschen Persische.” And so began our first day of German class yesterday at the Institut für Sprachvermittlung und internationalen Kulturaustausch, just next to the Deutsche Post Tower... -
! عید شما مبارک
Posted on March 19, 2010 | 1 CommentGiven that we’re moving to Germany in five days, and didn’t set one up this year, I thought I’d share a photo of my 2007 haft-seen. I’m lucky to be spending Nowruz, the Persian New Year holiday with my brother, father, extended family and other... -
Headed to Bonn in late February 2010 (Updated)
Posted on January 22, 2010 | 6 CommentsAs I alluded to earlier, after much discussion between Bex and I, we’ve decide to bump our move to Bonn up by about three months, which means we’re leaving our beloved Bay Area in about four weeks. The reason? Largely so that we can take... -
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... -
Pumpkin Scones: Sunday morning baking
Posted on October 25, 2009 | 1 CommentLast night, I had the sudden urge to make pumpkin scones, so Bex and I hit the new Berkeley Bowl West for supplies, before getting drinks at Marc 49. By the time we got home, I decided that they were obviously they’re better over breakfast.... -
Please help Sarmad Ali’s family
Posted on September 30, 2009 | No CommentsMy good friend Sarmad Ali recently left New York to visit his family in Baghdad for the first time since he first arrived in the United States in August 2004. Since then, his life has been full of astonishing (and sometimes amusing) triumph: he graduated... -
Cyrus in NYC Aug 13-Sept 3
Posted on August 12, 2009 | No CommentsI’ve announced this in other places, but I don’t think here on the blog. I’ll be teaching a crash course in radio for a few weeks at my alma mater, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism starting next week. My time there is booking up...
