<figure data-test="image-block-v2-outer-wrapper" class=" sqs-block-image-figure image-block-outer-wrapper image-block-v2 design-layout-overlap combination-animation-none individual-animation-none individual-text-animation-none image-position-left " data-scrolled > <img data-stretch="false" data-image="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg" data-image-dimensions="1125x997" data-image-focal-point="0.5,0.5" alt="" data-load="false" elementtiming="system-image-block" src="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg?format=1000w" width="1125" height="997" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, 100vw" onload="this.classList.add(&quot;loaded&quot;)" srcset="https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg?format=100w 100w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg?format=300w 300w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg?format=500w 500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg?format=750w 750w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg?format=1000w 1000w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg?format=1500w 1500w, https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c8a0272809d8e33a4c7ad40/45371686-a2a6-46e4-a2cd-5ea2e74d0eca/IMG_7561.jpg?format=2500w 2500w" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-loader="sqs"> <figcaption data-width-ratio class="image-card-wrapper"> <p class="">Mariyam: Dar Omma</p> <p class="">A country home in Makthar</p> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="">Green rolling hills, apple and cherry trees, these images are not what you would expect to find in Tunisia. But in the northeast of the country, an ancient little town called Makthar doesn’t fit within the normal picture of Tunisia.&nbsp; About 3 hours west of Tunis, Myriam and her partner Kareem are managing a small country home nestled in the green wheat fields.&nbsp; I took some time to explore the area, eat some good food and find out the motivation for Myriam to come back to Tunisia and manage a country home so far from the beaten path.&nbsp; Next to a crackling fire,r I picked up on a subtle but powerful emotion. &nbsp;Hope is the heartbeat of this episode. </p>