I am gaining more and more weight every day. That’s worrying me a bit. I consider buying a bicycle these days. My mom objects strongly though. She thinks I might have a heart attack if I push too much. That happened to one of our relatives a few days ago. He was playing soccer when he had an attack. There is another thing that worries my mom too. She thinks the streets of Tehran are very unsafe for cycling. Well, during the day that is very much true; drivers here seem to have the least amount of respect for anyone who’s not in a car. You have to take great care if you don’t want to be under a car. During the night, as in every big city, crimes happen more. We have night patrols but yet any time anyone can kill you for your bike and steal it. I’m not going to listen to her though; this increase in weight is the silent assassin.