Here's my family at LAX ready for our exciting adventure.
From left to right: Ahmad (my husband), Virginia (my mom - we call her Grandma),
Shaida (my middle girl), Shireen (my youngest), and Sheila (my oldest).

My husband's brother Massoud and his wife Minou who live in California
with their two girls, came to see us off.

Waiting at Heathrow Airport after a very long flight was hard.

For Iran Air, we had to conform to the Islamic Dress Standards.
Our head had to be covered and a cover for our arms and bodies.
We had a hard time finding scarves and luckily found long sweaters to wear.

Here we are before we take off!