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Travel Host Rick Steves Speaks to the Commonwealth Club

Cubberley Community Center (4000 Middlefield Rd Palo Alto, CA 94303)
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After spending 10 days filming in Iran, Rick Steves calls the country "the most poorly understood yet fascinating land" he's ever visited. He will discuss his travels through Iran and his new special airing on PBS.

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The last date listed for Rick Steves - Travel Host was Monday January 26, 2009 / 7:00pm.

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Rick Steves did a wonderful job of describing Iran as a country of people, with a different culture than ours, but with many desires and goals not too different than ours. It was more of a lecture of Iran and its ways, than a travel program (which was fine). Steve has a good sense of humor and the program was very enjoyable.
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Rick Steves gave an interesting description of what occurred before and during the making of his show on Iran. It was interesting to hear about the interactions with the Iranians that were not filmed and shown in the show. He successfully championed the need for all of us to understand each other on the most basic level as individuals and families.
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From Friday prayer in a leading mosque to anti-American murals, Steves presents his message and experiences to help us better understand a nation that continues to be shrouded in mystery and clouded by myths and mistruths.

About the Ticket Supplier: Commonwealth Club

The Commonwealth Club of California is the nation's oldest and largest public affairs forum, presenting over 400 annual events on topics ranging across politics, culture, society and the economy.

Founded in 1903, the Commonwealth Club has played host to a diverse and distinctive array of speakers, from Teddy Roosevelt in 1911 to Erin Brockovich in 2001. Along the way, Martin Luther King, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and Bill Gates have all given landmark speeches at the Club.