24 DAILY ICCV Wednesday Women in Computer Vision you to do that. I hope so, but I'm very excited and want things [to happen] very fast. What fascinates you outside science? I love trying all different coffee shops and restaurants. I love long walks. I started doing that in Cleveland, but I really miss Boston. Boston was so walk-friendly: even, you know, by -30 degrees, you can go and walk and see many people outside, which I really love. I still walk. Biking, jogging and trying different foods. All the world around you is made for you to eat and enjoy. Yeah, exactly! Sometimes I even like to go and sit and just watch people. You have studied many years in Iran. Tell us what it is like to study as a student in an Iranian university. There are many pros and cons. For the pros, there is an entrance exam and if you're ranked high, your tuition is covered. They subsidize everything, so I paid almost nothing for most of my education. And even the dorm is included. You can pay less than 10 percent. But there is a huge competition around that. You have to study during the whole high school to get among the best. “Sometimes you rediscover a lot of passion just by redirecting your interest towards something else for some time…”
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