VERSION FRANCAISE

It is whale watching season in Mauritius. You can see all over the social media the cool pics of people swimming with the gentle giants, or at least some cool shots of bikini girls swirling around with dolphins on a white sandy background.

What you don’t necessarily see is that the selfie is only a tiny fragment of the whole picture. The people doing so are often promoting eco-awareness and helping defend what they love by sharing their passion. As such, most of the posts with people freediving, swimming or snorkeling with sea mammals are done in a very controlled and regulated environment in order to protect them.

So before you jump on the next whale watching boat for that one selfie that will make you super famous, let’s make sure that you have all the information and knowledge required to go on this adventure the proper way.

You may well be a hardcore eco-warrior but still polluting without knowing due to those tiny plastic particles called microbeads.

Microbeads

Microbeads are tiny plastic particles that are usually less than 1 millimeter wide, almost too small to even be seen.

You will find them in scrubs, face wash, toothpaste and other personal care products. Being cheaper than their natural substitutes to manufacture, they have found their way in our day to day products since the early 90s.

I recently took the challenge of freeing myself from desires. You know, like you read on those ‘quotes of the day’ things. In the process of doing so, I felt I was starting to fade; like the life force that kept me alive was slowly disappearing. I felt sluggish, tired and was ill all the time.

Analysing my own experience I came to understand that not only a life with no desires is not worth living but also that desires are not as evil as I thought they were.