Eine planlose Ex-Schweizerin navigiert Tunesien. Du solltest ihr nicht folgen. Wirklich nicht.
A morning in Chott Meriem – Daily life in Tunisia Today, after a stormy week in February, the sun has finally appeared again.I’m sitting with my Cocker-Jack dog Luna on a brick at the...
Anyone living in Tunisia as a foreigner sooner or later needs a Tunisian bank account. At the latest when it comes to the Carte de séjour. What sounds like a simple administrative procedure can,...
Last Saturday on Valentine’s Day, I bought a kilo of veal fillet. Because nothing says “independent woman” more than spending way too much money on expensive meat while being spectacularly single. It arrived late.Very...
Introduction Anyone looking to rent an apartment in Tunisia should expect a different understanding of lease contracts, the role of agents, and reliability. In the past six months, I have rented four apartments –...
When I planned my move from Switzerland to Tunisia, I only worried about one thing: the summer. The heat.Forty degrees.Survival. I work from home, Tunisian houses stay cool, and in the worst case there...
In Switzerland, gas comes through the walls.In Tunisia, it comes from people. My gas pipe is currently held together by optimism and plastic tape. Before I continue talking about near-death experiences, I should probably...
How I became a seeker again as an atheist in Tunisia (unintentionally) I did not intend to engage with Islam.Really did not. I didn’t move to Tunisia to find God. I’m not going through...
I worship the sun.That’s one of those sentences where my inner know-it-all pauses briefly to check whether I’m steering myself into a mystical corner. I’m not. I mean it quite plainly, physically, existentially. During...
I am an atheist.Not one of those uncertain “I just don’t believe” atheists, but a pretty relaxed “I’m done with religion” version of one. My inner smartass usually sits there with her arms crossed,...
or: How I became an involuntary sex therapist at Christmas I went to Amine’s flat on Christmas Eve with a clear mind.And I left with a clear mind. In between… let’s call it communal...
Life in Switzerland – social control in everyday life This is the second part of How To Switzerland – Part 1 of 2. 5) Undeclared work – Public enemy number 1 In Tunisia, the...
