I enjoyed very much this shared journey of Ismaël with Théo Curin, the paralympic swimmer and Coralie Balmy, a Martinican woman who has returned to his native island.
As mentioned in the storyline the Martinican people learn quickly how to find ways to move forward with their entourage, family and the local community, so they assume challenges for a better life for themselves and for their community.
Also I enjoyed to see great moments of friendliness: when the people in Le Diamant make seine-fishing and share their harvest of balaous (in English sauries), when they sing and dance together the bèlè music (there is a singing dialogue between the main drummer and the dancers).
Now about the challenges: Coralie wants to reconciliate the Martinican people with the sea: she teaches young girls and boys to swim and in the sea, to make snorkeling and so to discover the beauty of the sea beds (and later to protect them).
Another challenge: the rescue of the Martinican music (bèlè) in the House of the bèlè: Isabelle Florenty explained Theo and Ismaël this traditional Martinican music and invited them to dance with the group.
Le Domaine de l'Emeraude: a huge garden with a lot of Martinican trees and plants (great biodiversity of Martinique): the same effort in la Habitation Céron, a colonial estate with a great garden created by Laurence Marraud des Grottes.
At Le Prêcheur Ismael meets Karen Toris and Céline Chartol who manages a bio farm: they produce vegetables, roots, spices (ginger) and deliver them (paniers de légumes) to families looking for good and fresh food. There is also the case of Michel La Rougery who produces bio bananas,his friend, Jean-Charles Bredas appreciate these bio bananes and uses them in his dishes (stuffed eggs with banannas and fish). Another friend of Michel, Vladimir Hayot is using the fibers of the banana trunks to make fiber panels (home decoration).
At Fort-de-France Kofi Jicho Kopo is promoting the creole language (through videos) and the bèlè music (also through videos).
Gilbert Larose has created a museum, called La Savane des Esclaves where the visitors can discover the history of the slavery in Martinique and their fight for their freedom.
On the Western Coast Amandine Limouzin is protectiong the coral reef creating submarine nurseries of coral plants. In the Caravelle Peninsula Nancy Jacquelin, a park ranger takes care for the white-breasted thrasher (in French Moqueur gorge-blanche), an endemic and rare bird of this part of Martinique and of Saint-Lucie.
Théo had also some nice encounters: with Manu , the captain of the Leenan Head, a Scottish sailing boat, who invited to a moment of sailing and of snorkeling, with Hugo Pierre, a young Martinican chef; they eat black pudding (a little spicy for Théo), they go to the market where they see wild yams, papayas, chayotes, coconut and Ismaël joins them (bringing ginger) and they eat green tacos (begonia leaves and flowers,fish, ginger), with Wahé , the diving coach and they make free-diving among the sea turtles. And the most important encounter was with Christophe Maleau, the young Martinican who swimmed a 40 kilometers between Saint-Luce and Martinique.
I enjoyed also the excursion of Coralie and Ismaël at the Caravelle Pensinsula, Coralie knows well this mangrove and she found a little beach where than can swim.