Moving to Mauritius

Famous underwater waterfall of Mauritius

We're moving to Mauritius on August 8 for the school year (August 2018 through May 2019).

We visited there in 2012, which is when we took the photo in the header of the blog. It's an awesome country, as you can see from the photos if you look online.

This blog will document some of the things we're doing. Mostly we'll be teaching, swimming, golfing, scuba diving, and reading/writing.

One of the first things you'll see online is the famous "underwater waterfall" of Mauritius. E.g., https://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/771849/underwater-waterfall-mauritius
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In terms of Church activity, we understand there are two French-speaking branches and one English-speaking "group." We will probably attend the French-speaking branch near our house.

Antipodes

A fun fact is that Salt Lake City, where we currently live, is exactly half-way around the world. Mauritius is the "antipode" of Salt Lake City, meaning it's the farthest inhabited place on the planet. The place where we will be living is 17,526 kilometers from our house in Utah, which is about 10,900 miles.

The actual technical antipode of Salt Lake City is in the Indian Ocean, south of Mauritius about half-way to Antarctica, but there is no land there.

It seems strange to think that our new home is father from Salt Lake than Antarctica. When we visited Antarctica years ago, it seemed far enough!

We have an extra room if anyone wants to visit. Just be sure to let us know in advance because we're sure everyone we know is going to come over...