Visiting Japan

"My son, Philip, worked for a company in Japan. So our family and friends had a tour guide when we visited Tokyo. Unfortunately, it was still very difficult for us to get around. Back in 1987, Japan was not tourist-friendly. Still, Japan is very beautiful."

"I am here with my friend behind me."

"My friends from London and I on stones."

A Very Spoiled Life

"I lived a very spoiled life in Tehran. We didn't even do our own shopping. We had lavish parties. The women wore mink. When I came to America, I turned my mink coats into linings for my rain coats. You can't go to Times Square in mink coats. 

"But if I had to choose now, I wouldn't want to go back to that time. The custom was strict, women were treated differently. If I had to describe it, despite the lavishness and wealth, there wasn't the feeling of independence for me. Men were first priority and wives had little freedom.

"It was its own culture is all. Now is a different time to be lived."

A glamorous social party in Tehran. In the middle is Eva's late husband. 

A belly dancer entertaining the party.