IRAN. 2017. Two girls (cousins) and their friends sitting next to the sea in a local Cafe.

From left to right:

Guy Standing: Hamidreza Hosseini (nickname: Hamid plus), 1991, from Astara, Student
Mohammad Aref Rastegar, 1996, From Astara
Girl wearing beige on the left: Parisa, 1991, From Astara
Girl wearing black on the right: Setareh, 1998, From Astara

-You are all friends with each other?
Parisa: well, Setareh is my cousin but the rest are my classmates.

-What does vacation mean to you?
It’s like we are always on vacation, we hang out after our classes, we study and then we go out together. When It’s holiday again we hang out with each other. That’s why I say it’s like we are always on vacation.

-Don’t you worry for your lives?
We do have stress.we worry for what we are studying but it doesn’t make us not to like having fun.

-What do you mostly pack with you?
Parisa: I just pack few things, I hate having lots of heavy luggage while traveling. I just pack few clothes.

Hamidreza: Having a credit card is enough, you can buy whatever you need.

Mohammad Aref: I always have my credit card and lots of clothes. I really mean lots of clothes. I take different clothes for each day of the trip. I hate wearing the same clothes every day. I always have many luggage full of clothes.

- If you could go anywhere in Iran, where would you visit? And why?
Hamidreza: I would choose south of Iran. That’s my dream to go there. I love that part of the country.

-Have you ever been there?
No I haven’t been there yet, that’s why I love to travel there. I love Abadan, Bandar-e-Abbas, Khoozestan, Boushehr and more than anywhere Kish Island. I believe Rasht is the best city in Iran. I call it little Paris but I also love the south parts of the country.

Mohammad Aref: I like to go to Sardasht to visit my relatives there.

Parisa: I guess I would choose Isfahan, and also Kish Island.

Setareh: Rasht, I can’t think of any other city.

Aref: Rasht for sure and