cat - Tales of Tyre-racing, Makis and M'zungus.

10 juillet 2015

Pamandzi

On my last day in Mayotte, I returned the flat keys in the morning, then went to see the man who was buying the car from me. When he had come to my flat to test-drive the car, he had brought a young mechanic with him, and hadn't actually driven the car...

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Tags: island, mayotte, cat, water, petite terre, gite, last day, corrugated, iron, ramadan, graffiti, small, pamandzi, chez faida

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15 septembre 2014

Cats and Miss.

School's been back for three weeks now. I've met all my classes, and there's everything from sweetness and light to ear-splitting caterwauling in there. These are some photos of my school. Right at the top is the tropical almond (Terminalia Catappa, if...

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Tags: mayotte, cat, food, dress, salouva, kawéni, pupils, school, teacher, tree, students, miss, building, badamier, litter, mew, playground

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6 février 2014

The Box.

Sent: 06 January 2014. Received: 03 February 2014. Not too bad. Boxes and parcels always take about a month. Except that this particular one was coming from the UK, which the Mahorese customs weren't too sure about. They sent me a letter the week before...

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Tags: mayotte, box, cat, post, send, letter, post office, england, customs, uk

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4 juin 2012

Radio Tour de l'Île ! Infos, quizz, musique, fun !

Over the Pentecost week-end, a friend of ours was participating in the Tour de l'Île, a sailing boat tour of the larger of Mayotte's two islands. He told us that he does this every year, and that he usually ends up being the only one playing music on...

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Tags: island, mayotte, cat, food, water, emily, beach, boat, sea, pilao, philip, tour, knots, ropes, sailing

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10 janvier 2012

Happy New Year to all

P and I spent Christmas and New Year with my favourite people this year. When I got back, I was invited to a friend’s birthday party, where I was informed that I must be crazy to voluntarily spend any length of time in such a cold place when I live in...

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Tags: humidity, mayotte, cat, electricity, strike, boat, music, christmas, 2012, concentration, family, mould, new year, tree

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13 novembre 2011

Feet, bikes, cats and cars.

This morning, the temperature was 29°C in the shade, 47°C in the sun. At 8.25 a.m. At the moment, even the cat is flat out on the cool floor tiles. This is the cool season. It doesn't actually bother me when I'm busy doing nothing, but does get in my...

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Tags: temperature, cat, degrees, mango, poquette, rain, sun, terrace, tiles

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13 août 2011

Everything Must Go

Preparing to leave for a long time in a foreign country is easier than I thought it would be, actually. That’s before you get there and realise you’ve forgotten your driving license, clean socks and cats, who should be wailing their way round Paris airport...

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Tags: mayotte, box, cat, deadline, flat, furniture, house, stuff

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