So, here I am, finally at home, on my summer time of relaxation and fun... It's good to see my family and friends (those - very soon!), it's good to see familiar places. Yet, my thoughts run away to Iran and people protesting against tyranny. People being beaten up, attacked by police, murdered. Those who gave their lives, and those who are not afraid to risk them to fight for freedom.
After brutal acts of violence by Iranian security forces during the protest march yesterday, today people were scared to go out. But they finally did, marching in silence. Foreign media were banned to report any news from Iran, it is more difficult to find any pictures and videos. Those sent to facebook and twitter are nearly the only source of information. Iranian government turned off mobile connection and blocked many websites. My beloved cannot contact his family...
A couple of pictures from yesterday:
Student attacked by police at Sunday night in bursary at University of Shiraz.
On Monday not thousands, but millions of people went out to protest against fake results of elections.
Police used violence against civilians.
Tuesday, 16 June 2009
Two worlds
Monday, 15 June 2009
Walk in the sunshine
Yesterday afternoon we had a nice walk... and found some interesting places like this one. Not quite characteristic as for this country - for me it looks more like the south of France...
And today, my suitcases are packed, and in the afternoon I am off to the airport, to start my first part of summer holidays... Will be missing my beloved, although he joins me in a couple of days...
And today, my suitcases are packed, and in the afternoon I am off to the airport, to start my first part of summer holidays... Will be missing my beloved, although he joins me in a couple of days...
Sunday, 14 June 2009
I'm praying for the revolution
It's high time to happen, as it happened in Poland in 80ies, after nearly half century of lies, injustice and the absolute lack of freedom. Acquired not without victims, blood, scream, terrible fear. But at some point, frustration reaches its highest level and there is nothing that can stop a human being from raging against humiliating dictatorship. There is nothing that couldn't be sacrified, because there is nothing left to live for in the country where holding your girlfriend's hand on the street means the risk of being arrested.
While we are safe in here, we are observing steadily what happens in Tehran. Those people cannot give up. The world is watching them and they have to show the power of human rage against tyranny.
CNN news about the situation in Iran
Reuters about Iran
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
Rain
Another cloudy, cold day... is the weather like this everywhere right now (more or less), or it is just the special feature unseen anywhere else but in England??? Anyway, I had enough rain this year. I don't know how I will survive the autumn. Where is summer??
All my hopes are in my holidays, which start in five days! Maybe I will get some sunlight and warmth, I feel that I really need it...
And if everything goes fine, I will be able to finally see a few of my friends! Already got in touch with two of them, and today I got a message from another one, saying that she's going to be near my home place in the end of June... I haven't seen her since we first met, which was nearly three years ago! We even shared a room for two weeks back then :)
I wish I could also visit a very "old" friend of mine (we know each other for about eight years now), who will become a mommy in July, but it's too far for me... unfortunately public transport in my home country is not as well-developed as here yet, and my journey to her place by train would take a whole day :/
All my hopes are in my holidays, which start in five days! Maybe I will get some sunlight and warmth, I feel that I really need it...
And if everything goes fine, I will be able to finally see a few of my friends! Already got in touch with two of them, and today I got a message from another one, saying that she's going to be near my home place in the end of June... I haven't seen her since we first met, which was nearly three years ago! We even shared a room for two weeks back then :)
I wish I could also visit a very "old" friend of mine (we know each other for about eight years now), who will become a mommy in July, but it's too far for me... unfortunately public transport in my home country is not as well-developed as here yet, and my journey to her place by train would take a whole day :/
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Updates
About the airplane crash: Brazilian navies found first bodies of the victims of that terrible accident. Me, my beloved, and probably this rest of the world which actually cares about the whole thing, is now scared to death of flying...
About the wedding plans: I read that to be married in Catholic Church (which I was willing to do) with a person that is not baptized, I need a special dispensation from my bishop. That is because when marrying a non-Christian I cannot promise that I will raise my children in Catholic faith, as my husband has the same rights to decide about the values and beliefs we will share with our babies in the future. What's more, because of that "disability" in this kind of marriage, eventually it won't be treated as a relationship in sacrament anyway. So what is the point? Can't any priest just give us a blessing? Or maybe we are just not worth it? And who is to decide about it?
I appreciate the religious studies, which give me wider perspective to look at some problems...
Another thing about the wedding plans: apparently one year is not enough to make solid preparations and organize a dream-wedding. My beloved proposed to change the date to 2011. That gives us much more time to think about - how to get the money for the wedding, how to deal with formal problems, and whether we really want to get married...
About everyday life: I just realized it's 8 days to go home for some very much deserved holidays! I hope the weather will be fine and I will be able to relax a bit... Excluding my current fear of flying, it should be perfect :]
About the wedding plans: I read that to be married in Catholic Church (which I was willing to do) with a person that is not baptized, I need a special dispensation from my bishop. That is because when marrying a non-Christian I cannot promise that I will raise my children in Catholic faith, as my husband has the same rights to decide about the values and beliefs we will share with our babies in the future. What's more, because of that "disability" in this kind of marriage, eventually it won't be treated as a relationship in sacrament anyway. So what is the point? Can't any priest just give us a blessing? Or maybe we are just not worth it? And who is to decide about it?
I appreciate the religious studies, which give me wider perspective to look at some problems...
Another thing about the wedding plans: apparently one year is not enough to make solid preparations and organize a dream-wedding. My beloved proposed to change the date to 2011. That gives us much more time to think about - how to get the money for the wedding, how to deal with formal problems, and whether we really want to get married...
About everyday life: I just realized it's 8 days to go home for some very much deserved holidays! I hope the weather will be fine and I will be able to relax a bit... Excluding my current fear of flying, it should be perfect :]
Tuesday, 2 June 2009
Why
Yesterday night a huge plane, flying from Brazil to France and carrying over 200 people, disappeared from the radars' screens and probably crashed into the Atlantic Ocean.
Yesterday also we found out that our marriage won't be approved and valid in by beloved's country of birth, unless I change my religion and, as a result of this religious marriage, receive actually new nationality, with all the "advantages" included. We called two Embassies and the Home Office, but that didn't change our situation.
Making a happy face when playing a very unfair game is difficult, but there is nothing else we can do. So we try to cheer up each other, because only together we can be strong. At the end of the day, we are not the first and last couple who has a problem like this. And when it comes to choose, it's better to be married in a way which is not valid for them, as we both don't care about this country anyway, than to get involved into rules, traditions and beliefs we do not accept...
So today on my way home I bought some strawberries for my beloved and I was thanking God for us not being the ones that were flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris and probably sleeping, when in the early morning (GMT) their lives were suddenly over.
Yesterday also we found out that our marriage won't be approved and valid in by beloved's country of birth, unless I change my religion and, as a result of this religious marriage, receive actually new nationality, with all the "advantages" included. We called two Embassies and the Home Office, but that didn't change our situation.
Making a happy face when playing a very unfair game is difficult, but there is nothing else we can do. So we try to cheer up each other, because only together we can be strong. At the end of the day, we are not the first and last couple who has a problem like this. And when it comes to choose, it's better to be married in a way which is not valid for them, as we both don't care about this country anyway, than to get involved into rules, traditions and beliefs we do not accept...
So today on my way home I bought some strawberries for my beloved and I was thanking God for us not being the ones that were flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris and probably sleeping, when in the early morning (GMT) their lives were suddenly over.
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