My Patchwork Life
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Maha is a 34-year old Egyptian girl with a varied and international background. She has a mother who lives in Egypt and a brother in Singapore. Her father died some years ago, leaving a gaping hole in her heart. Maha lives in Egypt and has a love-hate relationship with the place. She wishes for two things: One, to leave Egypt. Two, to meet the love of her life and who will keep her “anchored”. She is on a quest to find love and attempts to discover it in many different ways. Her bestie, Fudz, initially tries to help by setting Maha up on a date with an Egyptian man, which doesn't pan out as hoped. Feeling down and out, Maha begins to have serious thoughts of leaving Egypt – again – and writes a pros and cons list. She is so attached to the place, yet she imagines that it is akin to being stuck in a bad marriage; one that she cannot leave. Maha decides to become proactive and look for work overseas. She attends an employment fair in London for a long weekend it is during this time she meets a handsome, charming American who makes her feel giddy, and it feels as though the stars align - again. However, Maha quickly gets her hopes dashed! Back in Egypt, she goes to see a medium to find out what her future holds and hears some interesting insights. The medium tells her she will be embarking upon a long journey to the East. After months of applying online, Maha boards a plane to Singapore, her new home-to-be. On the flight, she reminisces about her past, her beloved father and the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, which she was a part of. Maha feels both excited and scared about her new life. After a 14 hour flight, Maha finally arrives and gets acquainted with her new apartment and South East Asia’s creepy-crawlies, which freak her out. She spends her first night on the phone with loved ones back home and wishes she could return. Over the following days, Maha decides to get a Tinder account and begin searching for her Prince. Determined as ever, she also joins a dating agency. She has several laughable dating experiences (several that she’d like to forget) and also gets into trouble at work due to over-drinking and suffering a bleeding hangover. And so the story continues to unfold as Maha desperately attempts to find love, only to realise that she must first learn to love herself.
Tamara Yousry
Tamara Yousry is a global citizen with Anglo-Egyptian roots. In the last 42 years, she has lived in Egypt, Kuwait, England, Scotland, Norway, Singapore and currently Australia.With an ever-inquiring mindset, she has always been interested in travel and writing and has written many articles for various publications in Egypt, including the "Community Times", "Campus", "Egypt Today" and "Enigma". She has also self-published a book, based on her MA in Intercultural Communication thesis, entitled: "Countering Culture Shock: An Intercultural Training Programme Tailored For Egyptians," available on Amazon. She has also contributed a chapter to "How to Raise Confident Multicultural Children", entitled: "Crossing the Deep Cultural Divide," also available on Amazon.Tamara is a mother, teacher, musician, guitar player, drummer-lover and singer.Her dream has always been to publish a book, or two.
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