Making friends on the border of Turkmenistan & Iran (Photo: Emily O'Dell)
Darkness is your candle.
Your boundaries are your quest.
— Rumi
This week, when Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on the occasion of Turkmenistan’s “National Day,” he called for promoting bilateral relations between Tehran and Ashgabat in a variety of fields–especially since these two countries are neighbors.
When I was in Turkmenistan, I had the opportunity to explore the country’s border with Iran (and no, I wasn’t “hiking”). While ascending the mountains to reach the border, I spent some time playing with this group of small children…and when the time came to continue cruising towards Iran, they asked us to snap one final photo before moving on…
