Traveling for holiday is always fun. I always look forward to visiting new places during my vacations. Travelling stops being fun when the your job demands that you pack your bags and move, no matter how prepared I am for a trip there is always the anxiety and the nervous feeling that comes with anticipation and preparation. There are times when I have woken up in an hotel room disoriented and wondering where I am. I have to adapt to unfamiliar environments and there is a culture shock most times that leaves me wondering “that’s not how we do things back home”, the people and food are different from what I’m are used to. There is the Jet Lag that messes up my sleep-wake cycle especially when I’ve crossed time zones. Top of the list is the feeling of loneliness especially when I’m traveling alone and my usual emotional support system of family, friends and co-workers are left behind.
I have been able to deal with most of these issues, most especially the loneliness, by being an LG has given me an escape out of the downsides of travelling. I use the timeline feature on Google maps to keep track of where I am, I take a lot of pictures and write reviews, all these to help me remember the experience and also help other researching that location. The most important part of being an LG is that I have loads of people I share common interests with. I have tried reaching out to LGs, wasn’t able to meet @braveheartajek in Sierra Leone, couldn’t meet anyone in Congo as well, but in Cameroon I was able to connect with @nkwetche who gave me my first lessons on 360 photography and @Seriemino and it was like meeting old friends.My time in Cameroon stopped being a series of doldrums. I want to say thanks to @nkwetche and @Serieminou looking forward to meet you guys again.
je suis un guide locale de la ville de Bukavu et je suis seule dans ma ville, j’si un lourd travail que je fais ici, j’essai de faire mon mieux pour que ma ville soit aussi mappings
Thank you for sharing your post @Tosan ! I am glad that you can enjoy the satisfying feeling of accomplishment as part of Local Guides. I always enjoy reading your posts.
Thank you for sharing with me your previous post on Connect. I really enjoyed reading it, and at some point I could identify with you when you were speaking about the preparation before the travel, the jet lag…etc. However, the most important thing is that, traveling helps you meet people, make new friends, get to know other LG’s and benefit from their experience
It’s really refreshing to read how the program is helping you feel better in your everyday life, @Tosan . Thank you for sharing. Keep on contributing, traveling and have fun with it. The community is grateful.
Thank you for your post. Just wanted to let you know that I’ve removed your French tag since the post is in English. Keep in mind that language labels are marked when you are using a specific language and helps Local Guides find posts in the language they speak or are interested in.
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