Here By Glimpses Known

[wayfaringwordhack]

Sometimes, sticking to familiar routes as I am wont to do, I forget that Mayotte is filled with people living in misery. This photo is hardly pretty in any sense, and I admit to feeling guilty while taking it, hence the cluttered view. I didn't want to walk around, squat, lean, or in any other way look for a better vantage point from which to snap the shot.

"Homes" in Mamoudzou, capital city of Mayotte.

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[frigg.livejournal.com]

and yet there's the satellite dish in the middle of all the clutter.

(I thought that being under the French, Mayotte would be spared from the worst?)

[kmkibble75.livejournal.com]

The satellite dish in the foreground provides a silent commentary... I'm just not sure exactly what it's saying.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

The satellite belongs to the house in the foreground--one you can't see because the shacks are on a rise. Note the stairs to the right.

Illegal immigrants live there, so they don't have the benefits that citizens do.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

Agreed.