Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Where is China?

Teachers at Chipulukusu admiring new maps
The kids in Chipulukusu or Kasompe might ask, "Now exactly where is China?  Or the United States?  Or my own country of Zambia?"  Those of us who grew up with access to maps always knew there was a way to find out.  Just look at a map.  For the kids in our schools, however, maps have never been available.  A whole new world is opening up to them now that they can visualize the world and where we all fit in.  One of our friends, Chester Hicks, has a hobby of collecting maps.  He's now on the lookout to find good maps for the kids and always sends a few new ones with us each time we go.

By the way, China, probably would be the first country they would ask about since it is so visible in Zambia  buying land, copper mines, and property.  Most large trucks have Chinese lettering on them.  The Chinese presence is everywhere!!

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