Haiti: Personal geography · Global Voices
Georgia Popplewell

After discussing geography with some of the Haitians in his community, Troy, a US missionary working in rural Haiti, concludes — in what is certainly an over-generalization — that “in the Haitian experience, geography seems to consist of Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Miami, New York, Toronto, and Boston – in that order. These are the places flights to/from Haiti travel (and where Haitian immigrants have settled), so therefore they are all that exist. Except for Japan, which produces the best “machines” – as vehicles are called here.” To help his friends gain a better understanding of geography, Troy enlists the help of Google Maps.