Gratitude, Tinder therapy, and abductions in the souk
In this personal essay, I describe a snapshot of my life in Tunisia – shaped by gratitude, human closeness, and unexpected support in daily life. The text is not a report about dating or...
Category: Zia unfiltered
Arriving in Tunisia – Wide Awake, Week One
Sometimes the only way to get all the chaos out of my head is to write it down. It’s early Saturday morning and I still can’t sleep. After a week with almost no proper...
Emigrating to Tunisia – Goodbye Switzerland, Hello Tunisia!
The first week of my emigration feels at the same time like one long breath held – and the moment when you finally get to breathe again. Emigrating to Tunisia – Farewell to Switzerland...
Emigrating from Switzerland – 24 days to go until departure
Only 24 days left. Then I get on a plane and fly away – away from a country that never really wanted me. Behind me: an apartment that has become a storage room. Half-packed...
Emigrating from Switzerland – Zia, 47 and so done with this place
I am Zia. And this is my blog. Forty-eight, born in the canton of Bern, currently stranded in the bureaucratic limbo of the canton of Solothurn. Officially, I’m Swiss. But at the moment, my...
Emigrating to Tunisia – Embracing Change: Zia’s Path to a New Life
Life is a journey, a constantly evolving process of self-discovery, healing, and transformation. Over the past three months, I had the privilege to accompany and support Zia during one of the deepest and bravest...
A disclaimer so honest it seems suspicious
READ THIS (Or not. I’m not your mother.) The content? 100% true. As long as you believe it. If you don’t, well… maybe everything is made up. Or maybe not? Any resemblance to real...
