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23 mars 2015

Dictée Bolé

This weekend, I took part in a quintessentially French way of spending a fun Saturday afternoon. As part of the Language Week, a local association had organized a Grand Dictation in order to promote language awareness among schoolchildren and adults....

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Tags: mayotte, teacher, saturday, french, afternoon, dembeni, dictation, lecturer, text, university, write

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24 novembre 2014

Transfer time.

It's transfer time. The server opened yesterday, so I've been busy choosing where I want to go next year. Not that I actually get an awful lot of say in the matter, but I do get a chance to express my wishes, if in vain most of the time. In French education...

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Tags: france, mayotte, colleague, school, teacher, french, north, section, civil servant, academy, compliment, education, international, lille, normal, paperwork, points, server, transfer, translation

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17 novembre 2014

Labattoir

The 11th of November was Armistice Day. A bank holiday. I'd been looking forward to sleeping in and having a nice lazy day, knowing I would be playing bridge in the evening and that I had a bit of marking to do. A colleague of mine, however, didn't quite...

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Tags: ceremony, pupils, school, november, french, letter, 11, armistice, foreign, labattoir, legion, military, monument, russian, soldier

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6 octobre 2014

Salon du Tourisme

A few photos from the Salon du Tourisme which took place this weekend. Mayotte is involoved in several programs such as the Vanilla Islands Program, there's one about the Indian Ocean as well... the general idea is to try and convince tourists that Mayotte...

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Tags: department, france, indian ocean, mayotte, black, holiday, white, salon, french, mahorese, european, comoros, tourism, tourist, referendum, yes

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10 février 2014

Dancing Nyota

There's been a folk-dancing workshop for the last few years here. It started the year I arrived in Mayotte, and was under the name of the Bretons de Mayotte association. Now, it's led by a man who has lived all over France, travelled all over Africa,...

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Tags: france, mayotte, accordion, bretons, guitar, music, recorder, traditional, dance, french, folk, violin, musician

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20 janvier 2014

Thank You For A Lovely Christmas Holiday.

Family photos. A lovely Christmas was had by all. Lots of people, lots of presents, lots of games, lots of tablet computers. At one point, there were seven of us playing silly games on our various tablets while watching a film. Lots of food, too. A month's...

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Tags: holiday, english, flute, music, family, dorchester, french, england, present, museum, bach, brandenburg, chocolate, cinema, concerto, ilkley, knitting, tablet, tank, wareham

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