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27 août 2012

Charming flora and fauna

Charming flora and fauna

A brief review of some of the various animals and plants we've seen during my first year in Mayotte. These photos do not come close to showing what it's really like, and I haven't taken photos of everything. Please bear in mind that all these animals...

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Tags: banana, zebu, coconut, flowers, beetle, bird, grasshopper, lizard, plants, water buffalo

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20 août 2012

M'lima Choungui

M'lima Choungui

Last Sunday, we did a very touristy and rather stupid thing. We decided to go up the Mount Choungui, known as M'lima Choungui. We'd seen it plenty of times from a distance, we have friends who've gone up it, and it was starting to seem as though everybody...

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Tags: mayotte, food, water, root, choungui, friend, stones, down, mountain, up, view

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13 août 2012

Population Study episode 2 : Mognés

Population Study episode 2 : Mognés

Mogné means "sir" in Mahorese. The men here don't have the most important role to play. They don't own the houses, they don't get much of a say in what goes on in the house. However, they do get to do some things that the women aren't allowed to. All...

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6 août 2012

Population Study episode 1 : Bouénis

Population Study episode 1 : Bouénis

Bouéni means "madam" in Shimaoré. It's the name given to all married women, or those who look old enough to be married. It's more than a name, though, it's a way of life. Bouénis are the ones who have all the power in Mahorese societies. They're the ones...

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Tags: mayotte, salouva, women, chicken wings, beautiful, bouéni, market, wedding, children, hair, m'biwi, married, poverty

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2 août 2012

M'biwi Contest II : been there, done that, the t-shirt didn't fit.

Thought you might be interested in seeing what the m'biwi contest was actually like. Quite impressive actually. M'biwi contest

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Tags: mamoudzou, mayotte, girl, mbiwi, music, dance, contest

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