Mauritius re-adaptation > 01
by Shaan Cheekhooree
I’ve been back home for almost a year now. It should not have taken such a long time to get re-adapted to the local context & mindset - but it is taking time. I did come for holidays during my studies, but now that I am working my way around being an entrepreneur, things are different. The picture is not looking either horrible or great. It is just abstract as it requires one to have their own personal perception of it.
I hear some great things about the country and its future, and I also hear some horrible and depressing things. The idea is to filter out and find the balance. This is how it really has to work here; else one can become overly optimistic or pessimistic.
It was never a straightforward and simple island. The sea, sand and sun concept is losing relevance while the ‘PARADISE’ connotation was simply from Mark Twain’s admirer state of mind.
Mauritius is a complex country, with a complex nation that lives within a complex framework. It can be a gem of a place and it can be hell too. We do not get to choose what we want it to be because it chooses what it wants us to be.
A simple equation does not exist to summarize the Mauritian context and mindset. Mauritius is plural and fragmented. Am I enjoying living here would be the question. Right now, I am still discovering the things I enjoy and those I don’t really enjoy. One good thing though is that I haven’t found something I hate, yet!
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