“My dad has been selling cigarettes all his life. When he passed away I took over his business. I used to work in the market but because the few tourists we have left, the store went out of business. Many of us feel the stress of the failing economy and everyone here...
“When I met my ex-boyfriend, I believed that despite of the fact that he was religious and I wasn’t, our love was strong enough to keep the relationship going. I thought that if we make some compromises here and there we would manage. Unfortunately it became too much...
“My mother has diabetes and high blood pressure. Since I can remember I have been responsible for doing the dishes, cooking and cleaning the house. My dad was away a lot for work so I was the one taking care of my mother and brother. I had to grow up really fast. It...
“I study psychology. During the first days of my studies, they gave us an assignment where all the students had to talk to a complete stranger about their struggles. I remember walking around all day trying to find the courage to do so but I couldn’t. I wasn’t ready....
“I have been unemployed for more than a year. I have been trying to find a job but it is not easy. The hardest part about being unemployed is that you feel as if your life is being put on hold. I have friends who have good jobs and they have enough money to get...
“If I had to choose between my diploma or my falcon I would choose my falcon. I have a master degree but it has never given me any opportunity. My bird, his name Massaoud has given a me a life. Thanks to him I can feed my children. For the past 18 years, we are here,...
“His dad passed away a while back in car accident. It has been really difficult for all of us. I am his grandfather and I know that I can not replace his father but I am trying to be a strong male figure in his life. Driss is a little shy so I always try to cheer him...
“It was really scary but two months ago I decided to quit my job as a lawyer and travel the world. Even though I didn’t like it my work, it was giving me a sense of security. So far I have in Bali, Turkey, Lebanon, Myanmar and Sri Lanka and now I am here in Tunisia. I...
½ “I was never taught to share my feelings. I am an only child so whenever I would go through something I would try to talk to my parents about it. However, I never felt taken seriously by them. At the age of fifteen I got into a serious depression. For almost four...
“She is a shy girl. Especially in school she had a lot of trouble making friends. That is why we helped her to find a hobby. She said she wanted to do Kung Fu so we enrolled her into a Kung Fu course. At Kung Fu she didn’t make a lot of friends but she made one really...
“Tunisia is not an easy place to live if you look like me. I wear my dreads with pride but it is not something that is considered normal here. Even my dad, who has always been very supportive of me, offered to pay for my tuition if I would shave off my dreads. It...