Shyma

🌵|♌️ sorry, you can’t read this book

[alshaimae]

As a Messi hater the World Cup ended today for me..

4-6 I’ve seen enough, congratulations England and hard luck France

Thanks for participating.

[alshaimae]

England out… literally the worst 24 hours😭

[alshaimae]

Somehow, I always end up here..’

[alshaimae]

Plus qu’une nationalité, être Algérien est un héritage de courage, de dignité et de liberté. Aujourd’hui, nous célébrons avec une immense fierté notre histoire, notre peuple et notre drapeau. Le 5 juillet est le symbole de notre résilience, de notre unité et de notre indépendance.

Fiers d’être Algériens, aujourd’hui et pour toujours. Gloire à nos martyrs, honneur à notre patrie.

Joyeuse fête de l’Indépendance.

Vive l’Algérie !

[alshaimae]

So proud of Egypt 🇪🇬

What a performance.. keep making history, Pharaohs.👏

[alshaimae]

Legends never really leave <\3

[alshaimae]

thought I was taking photos of a summer. I was actually taking photos of a goodbye.

I never knew that summer would be our last one.

I miss the coffee, the radio in the morning, the TV playing in the background, and the comfort of simply being there with you.

I miss you, Grandma.

[alshaimae]

Every time i go to pick up an official paper, i already know i’m about to experience a new identity crisis;

university administration? wrong spelling

translator’s office? congratulations apparently i was born in three different countries

hospital? suddenly my name has accents.. extra letters

Every office decides to freestyle it into chayma, chaimae, chaina, chaïma..

And THEN we start the nationality/birthplace where I have to explain;

‘no, i’m Algerian’

‘yes, i was born in Tunisia’

‘no, that does not magically make me Tunisian’

‘and no, i was not born in Algeria either because my own paper literally says Tunisia’

Genuinely… i don’t understand why nobody can just copy and paste the information EXACTLY as it is. like is it actually that difficult 😭 why are we all making this harder than it needs to be? you’re stressing me out and somehow creating extra work for yourselves too..

Is it a fvcking curse? Bcuz this problem is following me everywhere…:'(

[alshaimae]

Spills, mess, whatever… we still make good coffee

[alshaimae]

— Kyoto, ‘98

in my head, its late night, soft shadows, everything a little blurred.

strange how a moment can belong to a place you’ve never been, but somehow feels like it remembers you.

I drift there for a moment and honestly, i don’t mind staying.

[alshaimae]

Valencia, Spain ‘90

[04k96]

Via

[alshaimae]

[lustingupon]

[lustingupon]

[alshaimae]

Not gonna lie, i never want to experience a year like this again!

[alshaimae]

Stop your crying baby, it will be alright