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2 juillet 2012

Tyred flat out.

Tyred flat out.

On Saturday, there was the Grand Tyre Race in Mamoudzou. Hundreds of people had come to race and to watch, as this is THE big event of the year in Mayotte. The idea is to race for 2.2km through the capital city, driving a used tyre in front of oneself...

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Tags: mamoudzou, mayotte, girl, tyres, boy, grease, race, run, tyre racing, yoghurt, face paint, prize, soap

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25 juin 2012

Drama Queens

The end of the school year was on Friday, June 22nd, at twelve o'clock. For a while, a French teacher called Salima and I had been preparing a short drama show with the same class, each of us blithely unknowing of what the other was doing. It was one...

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Tags: girl, school, teacher, boy, english, music, traditional, dance, french, play, pregnant

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29 septembre 2011

He runs... he strikes !

He runs... he strikes !

It was the school cross-country race today. All teachers and staff had to be present, even those on their day off, which happened to be my case. We were sent into the undergrowth to cheer the students on and to give out water and sugar where necessary....

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Tags: mayotte, food, girl, mzungu, school, teacher, boy, colour, country, cross, expensive, petrol, price, salary

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25 septembre 2011

Dress codes

At the airport The traditional dress here is called a salouva, and they have a turban on their head, known as a kishali, often just worn as a scarf over the head. It’s all very colourful, though probably not terribly practical. Salouvas are made from...

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Tags: mayotte, airport, ceremony, clothes, dress, girl, heat, kishali, ladies, mbiwi, salouva, scarf, skirt, t-shirt, women, wrap

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