Monthly Archive: January 2026
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,...