diff --git a/parse_rest/datatypes.py b/parse_rest/datatypes.py
index a6c1c8a..0bdc671 100644
--- a/parse_rest/datatypes.py
+++ b/parse_rest/datatypes.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def convert_to_parse(python_object, as_pointer=False):
             ParseResource: Pointer
         }
 
-        if hasattr(python_object, '__iter__'):
+        if hasattr(python_object, '__iter__') and not isinstance(python_object, str):
             # It's an iterable? Repeat this whole process on each object
             return [ParseType.convert_to_parse(o, as_pointer=as_pointer)
                     for o in python_object]