I grew up in Tehran of the 90's.  As a teenager, I was fascinated by computers and freedom that a dial-up Internet afforded a young boy in a theocratic regime.  Naturally, I majored in math & physics and was on the path to become an engineer.

Aside from the web, I loved spending time in bookstores and coffee shops frequented by artists and intellectuals. There, I came across like-minded folks who introduced me to existentialism and works of thinkers like Jean-Paul Sartre, Sadegh Hedayat, and Dostoevsky. Soon, my philosophical inclinations outgrew any fascination for the computers. Destined to  be a lover of wisdom, I moved to Berkeley, CA, to investigate "the being" at the UC Berkeley's Philosophy Department. 

After graduation, I spent a few years in San Jose, CA, thinking, writing, creating, teaching, and consuming copious amount of jazz at Cafe Stritch.  Wanting to "leave a dent in the universe," in my late twenties, I decided to pursue a law degree and, in 2017, graduated from Georgetown Law Center with a Juris Doctor.

Now, I live in Rome and work as a Legal Officer at the World Food Programme, helping to feed the hungry and make the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals a reality.  

If there is anything I can help you with, please do write.