Dear Diary,
The first long holiday I've had since
launching the magazine threw lots of
worry my way. I never like to
disappoint, so I had planned bits here
and there in the hope that I would be
able to balance it all. But it was all a
bit too much and, I've got to remind
myself that "it's okay". Yes, we
missed the March edition, and I am
really sorry to all our readers who
were looking forward to it, but the
music will never fade and this issue is
extra special to make up for it.
Whenever I go to Mauritius, I usually
do the same types of things, visiting
the local areas and sights. But this
time, I decided to make a change to
that and try and make the most of
each day as it has been far too long since I've visited here. Being a girl in a traditional family, I encountered some challenges from stepping out of the normality and going against the standards, it is not easy being different but it certainly makes for exceptional experiences. I've met so many amazing people and found that sound plays a huge part to the island, in fact there is always some sort of noise around. I am attempting to recollect all my experiences, half written in my last week and half back here in the UK. I also made some recordings of particular songs that I enjoyed, though it is certainly not easy finding out what they are called. Hopefully it'll all end up making sense and that you'll enjoy reading my journal.
The bus is the main way of travelling, they are a crazy mess. You have no idea where you're going half the time, and only 50% of people will really have a clue and 5% will actually be able to help you. On a lot of the buses there is radio playing through which is cool. It's usually one of three types: sega, Indian or general pop. One song I loved hearing was Depeche Mode - Policy Of Truth.
RADIO
I've not had too much experiences of the radio here yet, though the stations that should be noted are Best FM, Top FM and Music FM. They have ranges of the traditional styles and general pop during the day. Then, on certain days and specific
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