Dara Rizgari

Who I am
 

I was born in 1957.

I grew up in Horasan, Iran.

I am married.  My American wife lives in Germany.

What I have done

I am a teacher by training.

I taught the Persian language and Mathametics at the Junior High Schools in Iran.

During the Iran Iraq war, I avoided the draft and finally left Iran for Germany in 1987

In Germany, I worked as a truck driver.

Early in 1997, I came to the United States.
 

What I like

I like reading books.  My favorite authors include Thomas Mann, Berthold Brecht and Ernest Hemingway.

I love eating natural foods.

Of the American Presidents, I like President Lincoln because he freed the Blacks.

My favorite movie is Spartacus
 

What I want

I love to live free and I want my people to be free.