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Tales of Tyre-racing, Makis and M'zungus.
19 mars 2012

Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips
We ate out this lunchtime. This is fish and chips. Red tuna - I know, it's a protected species in the Atlantic, but it isn't here - in a spicy vanilla sauce with little bits of vanilla pod. Bon appétit :). Ingredients (Serving Size : 4) : 4 fillets of...
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1 mars 2012

What Emily Did

What Emily Did
Several things have happened at school recently. The second term has just finished, so we’ve been having conseils de classe, end-of-term reunions of all the teachers for each class plus two class-elected students. It’s a time to see how each student’s...
22 février 2012

The Motorbike Saga Continues

The Motorbike Saga Continues
I've had fifteen hours of motorbike lessons so far, and have reached the stage where I'm working hard at it and not feeling I'm actually getting anywhere. There's a circuit you have to do for the test at a very slow speed, as you have to drive through...
15 février 2012

Tying the knot

Tying the knot
Took the car to the garage this morning for an oil change and to get the air-conditioning sorted out, as there seems to be a leak somewhere. The mechanic behind the counter received a phone call while we were there and put the caller - apparently one...
12 février 2012

Madame, la pluie, elle tombe!

Madame, la pluie, elle tombe!
Talk about keeping things for a rainy day. There are so many rainy days here – and so much rain – that I don’t know what to do with most of them. Some do, though. There’s construction work outside at the moment – just underneath our flat, actually – where...
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15 décembre 2011

Bouéni Jolie

Bouéni Jolie
You often see girls and women here with m’zindzano on their faces. It’s a beauty mask made from sandalwood ground on a pure coral table, mixed with a little water. The table is made of one piece of coral, and often weighs 3 or 4 kilograms. It is the fine...
28 novembre 2011

What Not To Wear

What Not To Wear
Before coming to Mayotte, I’d looked them up in books and on websites, talked to people about them, looked into what was available locally. I’d looked into the materials that went into making them and how said materials would stand the test of time, humidity,...
21 novembre 2011

It's raining, it's pouring...

It's raining, it's pouring...
View from the flat. The rainy season started in the middle of last week. Tropical rain is quite interesting. It goes by short blasts of heavy rain followed by great lengths of nothing. But in the wet season, it rains at least a little every day. These...
19 novembre 2011

The Motorbike Saga Begins

The Motorbike Saga Begins
First motorbike lesson today, called an evaluation lesson. First, the monitor sat two of us down and talked us through why we wanted to drive a motorbike, what were the pros and cons, what protective material we needed and what the exam was like. I now...
16 novembre 2011

The English girl and the Motorbike

The English girl and the Motorbike
I wonder if Papi remembers teaching me to drive... 31.10.2011 The driving-school instructor who taught me how to ride a scooter had asked me for English lessons, so I gave him his first lesson this evening. In return, instead of payment, he is going to...
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