Another one of those phone calls. It’s mostly the same answers I have to give over and over again: “Sorry, the bed has been taken but you could give us a call again next week”, or: “unfortunately, we don’t have enough room for that many people. We can only take…

Yesterday I was having one of those days when the glass looked half empty. Problems were all over my mind. I was pessimistic about the decisions I made in my past and the ones I made for the future. I will switch cities soon, and I was nervous about where…

My friend says she likes when guys pay in dates. She doesn’t know she’s being ripped off. From where I come from, it is common for men to pay the bill on a date. It is also common for women to enjoy the invitation — Sometimes even demand it. The…

Enjoying life more has been the advice I’ve never followed. At least not in the way my best friend meant it. — The beach is just a few steps away and my hair is all over the place because of the wind. It was a warm night in North-East Egypt and we were in a hotel that offered all-you-can-drink alcohol served in a plastic glass. There is no glamour in drinking rum…