Early Adventures

I was born in Tehran and had a globetrotting childhood before moving to London. I recall, at the age of four, standing at the edge of a lily pond just outside Addis Ababa with my family. I had an overwhelming urge to walk on the lily pads, though I was fully clothed. As my feet settled on a lily pad, it sank and I was in the water. Much drama ensued as I was pulled out, and it took me years to admit to my mother that it was no accident; I had quite deliberately stepped in. This event was just one of many that came to symbolise my sense of adventure and desire to break the rules just to see what happens.