Hi everybody, I finally got to push myself to write something here. You can call me Cyrus, I am Persian, but I moved to Europe when I was 12 years old. During my graduate studies, I moved to San Diego and later to Long Beach, but I am still going oftentimes abroad for extended periods of time (Mainly Asia, and Europe, but sometimes Africa, South America, and Oceania as well). I am an educator myself and work with young adults. That job is very fulfilling but isn't attractive financially. So I am working in Finance and Real Estate as well. I joined the community for a few reasons. I hope to grow personally and mentally, but also to be part of a community with kind people, and I like to support Dharma for the great work she is doing for our city. I love hiking, yoga, traveling, playing chess, soccer, pickleball and volleyball (even though I haven't played the last three recently), reading, oh and I am a foodie. My favorite types of food are Thai/Vietnamese and Mediterranean (in particular Georgian food, and of course, my beloved Persian cuisine!). Looking forward to connect more with y'all.