Saturday, March 28, 2009
google earth locates the village of Makuluni
this is unbelievable! the other day virginia and i headed down to marion to look for table decorations, room decorations etc for the dinner - now only 5 sleeps away. Mid conversation over coffee (again! Seems this is when our best work is done) virginia tells me that she has been able to locate and see not only the village of Makuluni but her mother's and uncle's houses also using Google Earth! Although not 'listed', after locating the Mulanje district and aware of the direction to travel, the village appeared! So if the coordinates are possible to locate, i will put those details here as well. This just reinforces how close we actually are - the children of Makuluni would be astonished to know that their little village can actually be 'seen' by children on the opposite side of the world!!! They are well and truly on the map, not just of our hearts and minds but via satellite!
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We are indeed in a global village, neighbors separated by the structure of the earth. 'I am because we are', a common African proverb which maintains community life celebrated by many in the continent, including the people of Makuluni Village.
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