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22 juin 2015

Girls, tyres and ministers, oh my!

Girls, tyres and ministers, oh my!
Last Saturday was the tyre-race. Just to be different, I'd decided that this year, I wanted to run with a big tyre, a lorry tyre, one of those huge things that come up to about chest level. I knew the time-keeper for the tyre race, so I talked him into...
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15 juin 2015

Tsoundzou

Tsoundzou
These are some typical roadside scenes in Mayotte. The above photos were taken in the village of Tsoundzou. There's a bridge over a pretty river, where various outrigger canoes were parked. The bridge is actually fairly new. It was started about ten years...
18 mai 2015

Mamoudzou By Night

Mamoudzou By Night
I was sent on an espionage mission the other day. A friend of mine suspected his wife of cheating on him, and had asked me to go to a Senegalese party which she was planning to attend in order to check if the new boyfriend was there. When I got there,...
11 mai 2015

Market Day Has Gone Forever

Market Day Has Gone Forever
There used to be two markets in Mamoudzou. The official one, and the clandestine one. The official one is under cover, in a fairly recent building where sellers rent out spaces the size of your average garage for 120€/month. Pretty expensive by Mahorese...
1 décembre 2014

The Fashion Salon

The Fashion Salon
The Fashion Salon was last weekend. Not usually the type of event I go for, but there are few enough events of any sort in Mayotte for me to try and go to the ones there are. On Saturday evening, there was the fashion show and competition. Every year,...
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9 juin 2014

Another one bites the dust

Another one bites the dust
Each village in Mayotte has its own football club. Some of the most famous are the Mtsamboro Bees, the Mzouazia Twins, the Rosador of Passamaïnty and the Southern Miracle. And without fail, during the dry season, all matches are played amid clouds of...
2 juin 2014

Wenka

Wenka
I'm currently writing a lesson plan on graffiti and street art, the idea being to teach the kids what the point of each is and how to tell the difference. As there are a lot of tags here, I wanted to start off with pictures of graffiti around their home...
5 mai 2014

Carnival Week-End II : A Colourful Parade

Carnival Week-End II : A Colourful Parade
The carnival in commemoration of Slavery Abolition Day continued on the Sunday as well. First of all, I wanted to show you the diversity of musical instruments. In case you're wondering, the most prized instrument here is an old washing-machine drum....
28 avril 2014

Carnival Week-End I : A Motivated Zebu

Carnival Week-End I : A Motivated Zebu
Sunday 27th April is Slavery Abolition Day in Mayotte. This is usually commemorated by a carnival, comprising various dances, an exhibition of some sort at the Tourist Office and possibly another event. On Saturday, something was planned to start at half...
24 mars 2014

Two Classical Concerts Went To Market...

Two Classical Concerts Went To Market...
This week-end and last week-end, there were two concerts. Not the same one repeated but two different ones. The common denominator was the music school director's sister, Odile, who plays first flute in the Avignon orchestra and who sings too. She was...
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