Adding places in my community to the Google Map is the most interesting thing I’ve done as a Local Guide. In the community where I live, a lot of businesses and fun locations are not on the map yet thereby making it difficult for people to know exactly what is readily available to them around the places that they live in. By placing these businesses on the Google map, I enable potential customers to locate business owners around them as well as put them on a global map.
My passion is to help others in their quest to explore the world and make their businesses reach a larger population and so in my own little way, I try to note down places and businesses that are not on the map and place them so that they can get the exposure that could boost their businesses.
I started by adding a local clinic. This clinic allows mothers to weigh and immunize their babies monthly, as well as the general population to receive treatment for minor injuries and first aid to those with complications and in need of immediate Specialist attention.
My favourite place is the Nel Giardino, A spacious park perfect for families to have fun, relax and connect. It is simple and natural since it gives you nature to breathe and space for the kids to explore. This is my number one recommendation for kid’s parties and other fun day out.
My next favourite place is the Boti Falls located 17km from where I stay. I found out that there are actually two falls at Boti: The upper falls and the lower falls. These are the main features of the Boti Falls (what has widely been talked about is the lower falls). The locals describe it as male and female (this description is for the lower falls only). When the volume of water is high especially during the rainy season, the two meet in what the local describe as ‘a mating ceremony’. This ceremony is ‘graced’ by the rainbow that is formed by the splashing water.
To get to this beautiful ‘mating’ ceremony, visitors will have to descend over 70 steps. The steps offer a timely exercise for people who have not had an exercise in a long time and the plunge pool formed at the base of the falls should provide a refreshing cooling down effect for those who want to take a swim.
And though my town is a small town, this exercise has gotten me more involved in the lives and progress of those in my town, it has changed the way I look at people because I now admire the efforts of people who start their own businesses against all odds. This change has made me a better person and being a local Guide is one of the best things that has happened to me.