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Tales of Tyre-racing, Makis and M'zungus.
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23 février 2015

N'Gouja, probably for the last time.

N'Gouja, probably for the last time.
It's the holidays next week, so this weekend was really the last one before the holidays on which to go to the beach. I don't go that often - not really interested in lying around in the heat, and not bothered about salty water and small fish - but H...
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2 février 2015

Brugge

Brugge
On my last day in Lille, H had to work all day, so I dropped him off at his school, planning to go back down to Lille and across to Roubaix, where I'd heard there was an interesting exhibition about Camille Claudel as well as 500 or so wool soldiers that...
19 janvier 2015

Lille

Lille
Two British Rail trains, four Underground trains and two Eurostar trains. I don't mind travelling, really. I'm not keen on all the waiting around that has to be done in airports and train stations, and I'd rather not have to justify my identity and defend...
29 décembre 2014

A Family Christmas

A Family Christmas
This year, the Cooper Christmas commenced, continued and ceased in a rather categorical fashion. We had moments of present-giving and new clothes... Smiles and silly hats... Moments of intense concentration... Games... Screens... Arty-farty photos......
26 mai 2014

Kids

Kids
Adults in Mayotte don't really like the camera lens. There is a belief that being photographed removes a part of your soul, but it's usually closer to not liking white tourists taking photos of "locals" doing "local things". Which is fair enough and perfectly...
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14 avril 2014

Majicavo

Majicavo
The village I live in is called Majicavo. Literally, it means "where there is no water". Like all Mahorese villages, it's a very poor place, but near enough to the capital (Mamoudzou) for people to want to be modern and Westernized. Also like all Mahorese...
15 janvier 2012

Water, water everywhere...

Water, water everywhere...
I got a call the other day from a girl I’d met at a friend’s birthday party, asking me if I wanted to do something on Sunday. The search was on. She rang me back yesterday evening, having thought of going to the beach, renting a kayak, paddling round...
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