She enrolls in an English as a Second Language class and finds friendship among the other students. There is the outrageous German woman, Eva; Nadia, a Russian who is the pregnant victim of abuse by a bigoted husband, and the quirky couple Agata and Josef, who have their own romance in progress. Tami meets a young American man working in a Starbucks to learn the ropes before opening his own chain of coffee shops. Ike is immediately attracted to the young Iranian woman.

Tami's sister and brother-in-law set up meetings with several prospective Iranian men, and present her with some  difficult choices, but in the meantime, Tami and Ike develop some deeper feelings toward each other.

We cheer Tami on as she learns to line dance, buys Victoria's Secret underwear, and walks to school by herself, all things she could not do in Iran. The story is somewhat predictable, but lots of fun and a very entertaining read. It does make us stop and appreciate the freedoms that we take for granted in America.