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10 septembre 2012

Sea's out.

Last weekend, yet another beautiful day, how tiring ;). School has been back for three weeks, so like every other teacher on the island, we went to the beach. At low tide. Very low tide. So low that we could actually walk right up to the coral reef drop-off,...

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Tags: mayotte, water, school, emily, coral, fish, sea, philip, tide

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3 septembre 2012

Ahhhhh, ewa !

"Ewa" is Mahorese for "Yes". Depending on the tone of voice, it can mean anything from a basic "yes" to "I understand, light has finally dawned!". The kids at school always say "ewa" when they understand something, and finally getting them to say "ewa"...

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27 août 2012

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

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

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

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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30 juillet 2012

It's cold outside.

Winter has arrived, the shortest day of the year has come and gone, and it's getting cold outside. This said, being Mayotte, cold is an entirely relative notion. We're not talking sub-zero temperatures and snow. We're talking twenty-five degrees, cool...

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Tags: t-shirt, water, beach, tree, leaves, wind, towel, cold, cool, tea, warm

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23 juillet 2012

Ben and Toirfia

We went to our Very First Grand Wedding on Friday. Just part of it. Grand Weddings in Mayotte generally take place in the austral winter months, read from June to September. Weddings here are very ritualised occasions. For months before the wedding, the...

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Tags: food, ceremony, salouva, women, henna, wedding, m'biwi, kofia, make-up, marriage, men, money, parade

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16 juillet 2012

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I think you would be horrified if you saw the state your parcels arrived in. That's why they're going on the blog. The packages shown above are presents that Mum, Nanny and Papi sent me, a colourful top and a batch of Economists. The beanies you sent...

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Tags: box, clothes, t-shirt, beanie, birthday, economist, envelope, fragile, hat, package, packet, parcel, post, send

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