I could not resist it. Not long ago there was an advertisement on the American School notice board asking for girls to pose in Barbie dresse...

Valentine's day is usually a day of surprises. Well, so was this year's 14 of February in Madagascar, but not happy surprises. In st...

It goes without saying that I am very proud of our trilingual daughter Soleine. She speaks - in order of importance - English, French and Du...

Yippie. After months of waiting he finally arrived over the weekend. Our new baby! He is so cute, yellow and red, with black legs. Perfectly...

Hi Gerp! You're cute! Madagascar was on the international news today! That rarely happens. I believe the last time was during the cou...

She is only fifteen. With her frail posture, shy smile and drooping shoulders, she looks like an average Malagasy school girl. Modest, timid...

Forget Mauritius, forget Reunion…if you are living in Madagascar and you need a break, go to Bangkok. Hop on an Air Mada plane in Tana and ...

There is always a first time for everything. Even for pumpkin carving. Even in Madagascar. Even for me. Scary costumes please As kids we...

With Alice Pippitt, Soleine's teacher Picture yourself at the age of seven. Now try to relive that exciting feeling of going on a sch...

The Trivet Maker  It amazes me each day how many professions one can find in Madagascar. Many of them no longer exist in our society (...

Today was a special day for me and for the center for steetchildren I volunteer at. We were invited to participate at la Fete du Pain , a b...

C-c-c-cold I am sure I already told you that it can get fricking cold here in Tana. Don't ask me why but this week King Winter decided ...

I have started a consultancy assignment for  UNICEF. A very interesting job, to conduct an assessment of UNICEF's partners' capaciti...

So we've landed back in Tana. Usually I feel a little rocky when traveling between the first and third world, if I may use this old-fash...

To get a visa for Antoine, my stepson who will come live with us in Mada for two years, we went to the Madagascar Embassy in Brussels yester...

Not many Romans at the Colosseum, lots of Bangladeshi! When in Rome do as the Romans do....I could not help thinking about this prov...