Home as Measured Sacrifice

Welcome to Halos of Home, my podcast where I, Serena Izmirlian, explore what home is to friends in their twenties and thirties while we’re both exploring Armenia for a short time. I find it beautiful that humans are tasked with creating a home for themselves, and that this changes with time so I have dedicated time to exploring this with friends.

For our tenth episode I converse with Elin Aghakhani who grew up in Iran and moved to the United States in her teenage years. She is a medical student and describes herself as having a vivid imagination. 

During our time together we touch on her journey of moving across countries, the freedom she was required to sacrifice growing up in Iran, her social transformation while in Armenia, the rebellion of fashion and finding peace in death. At the end of the interview she shares a message to her future self one year from now, reading an excerpt from the Persian poem 'Ghazale Shomareye 571' to her. 

My aim is that all you listeners will consider what home means to you currently and how it has evolved, so ponder this while listening to Elin's ideas.