Haiti Travel Blogs

2 Minutes of Fame on NBC national news!
Oct 10, 2008

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#27022130

HODR does Gonaives
Sep 28, 2008

The strange oasis of MINUSTAHs peace keeping mission campus in Gonaives is slowly becoming less and less appealing. To me that is a good sign that I am beginning to feel comfortable on the streets in Gonaives. A sweltering 20 minute walk through the ...

HODR Haiti. This is a new challenge
Sep 21, 2008 (14 photos)

... into complete anarchy, but those forces also help to maintain the current status quo to some degree. I arrived in Haiti apprehensive because of the well known security concerns, lack of infrastructure or fully functioning government. I have found ...

A Statement of Hope
Nov 2, 2008 (5 photos)

... in every other country I have been fortunate enough to experience, I am once again more comfortable walking alone in Gonaives Haiti than I am in many parts of Oakland California. Something is happening here. It's the same things I experienced during ...

HODR initiation
Dec 11, 2008 (7 photos)

There's no better way to learn about a place than to get out in it. Yesterday I ate a light breakfast in anticipation of a 3.5 hour SUV ride on horrendous roads from PaP to Gonaives, my home for the next 8 weeks.  All three of us newbies, Lea, ...

The first week of mud
Dec 17, 2008 (10 photos)

... they asked me if I would go on record, I had to decline since I'd been here such a short time.  I'm still learning about Haiti and HODR, and I don't want to color the piece while I'm still forming my opinions.  But I hope we see ourselves in the ...

Drive from Port Salut to Les Anglais
Jan 31, 2009 (20 photos)

... Anglais I woke up at 4:00 a.m. to roosters 'cocka doodle dooing' which would be a reoccurring theme every morning in Haiti. I came prepared with ear plugs which helped but didn't completely block out the noise. Shortly after 6 a.m. the locals were up ...

White Skin and Hoopn' It Up in Haiti
Feb 3, 2009 (24 photos)

I had another sleepless night but I did have two surprise noises in addition to the roosters, smoke, dogs barking, and mosquitoes....music at 5:30 a..m. and a cockroach. The ear plugs were helping but they just didn't quite do the ...

Mr. Riccione is in Haiti!
Aug 31, 2003

Dear friends, Coleen and I have made it to Haiti. It is very hot here. We are having a great time. We live with a family. There is a mom, a grandma, and two children. The children are from poor families and they live here so our family can give ...

Haiti Information
Jun 4, 2007

... webimage/countrys/namerica/caribb/lgco lor/htcolor.htm Information about the country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti Haitian Education: http://www.haitieducation.com/ Haitian Food: http://www.foodbycountry.com/Germany-to-Japan/Haiti. ...

First Day at St. Pierre
Jun 21, 2007 (5 photos)

Upon awakening I feel 100% better.  Seeing the room, and the whole place in general, makes me realize it is much nicer in the light.  There are bugs but not everywhere as previously imagined.  The first breakfast is good-mangos, ...

Bonswa!
Sep 19, 2003

... Now you can practice buying at a haitian market too! Next week we are going on a long field trip to the North of Haiti. I will be planting trees, and learning about farming. Coleen will be working with kids who don't have enough food and are very sick ...

The Haitian Vacation Continues...
Jun 23, 2009 (10 photos)

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love."  ~Mother Teresa The night before is a rough one for people.  I get up to use the bathroom in the night and find them all occupied.  Looks like a stomach bug is making its way ...

Down South
Feb 14, 2005 (3 photos)

Down south I spent some time with missionaries down here and we went to Ile a Vache, a beautiful island with crescent sand beaches, for a time of relaxing. The Haitians walked around with us, joked with us, and found coconuts to eat. The wind was strong ...

Debouche and My Last Night in Les Anglais
Feb 5, 2009 (18 photos)

... .  It was very rare to see anyone over the age of 62 years old because the lifespan is so much shorter in Haiti. I think this may have been one of the oldest people we came across during our visit. See the picture attached of her wearing a ...

Homemade Toys , Carnaval, and Leaving Les Anglais
Feb 6, 2009 (23 photos)

... last, we were fortunate to be a part of the small carnival celebration that happened locally. One of the big celebrations in Haiti is called Carnival and happens once a year. The main celebration is in Port Au Prince at the end of February. ...

Thursday
Jun 21, 2007 (5 photos)

... nbsp; The children love to have their pictures taken with our digital cameras and then look at themselves.  (Not many mirrors in Haiti so they have no idea what they look like.) They follow us everywhere and are so sweet and trusting.  We ...

Friday
Jun 22, 2007 (5 photos)

... the women have had at least one, if not more, child die.  One in four children die before they are five in Haiti.  The goal of the clinic is for three prenatal visits.  They women are getting much better at this.  They are also ...

Preparing for a Volunteer Trip to Haiti
Jan 19, 2009 (3 photos)

... Borders as a public health professional. The project I have been volunteering with is a clean water project for Haiti. I will be conducting a health assessment of the community before and after the clean water project is implemented. Les Anglais ...

Electricity
Sep 29, 2009 (2 photos)

It’s dark. The shapes of my apartment are eclipsed by the bright white light of my computer screen as I type this. It’s 9:30 p.m., and already, they have cut the generator off. For the first couple of weeks, a few lights, the tv, and the fan ...

Household Surveys and Ghosts in Town
Feb 2, 2009 (11 photos)

We awoke after another sleepless night only this morning, I had smoke filtering into my room from the kitchen outside my window. We ate breakfast and it was time to attempt a shower with no water. We had to go wait in line and fill up buckets with ...

Birthday Celebrations Haitian Style
Dec 11, 2003

... , the high society life of Petionville. It was interesting to talk to her about what she thinks about the situation in Haiti. I arrived back at my house Monday afternoon, taught two classes on Tuesday and then Pat and Sarah had a birthday dinner for me. ...

My last entry
Apr 26, 2005 (3 photos)

Hello everyone! Well this is going to be my last entry while I'm in Haiti. I plan to post all of my pictures online and I will let you all know where you can find them when it is ready. These last few weeks have been great for me. Last week we had a ...

Bonjou Les Anglais
Feb 1, 2009 (13 photos)

... they only have a few medications which most of the people can't afford anyway. Another challenge is that Voodoo is prominent in Haiti and many people will see their local voodoo priest when they are really sick instead of the clinic. Alvina said that they ...

Week 1 - Hey, I Made It!!!!
Apr 4, 2005

... sleep in the airport. That was such an answer to prayer because I could relax and not worry about anything. When I got to Haiti, Crystal McElroy and the head volunteer met me there and we headed up to the orphanage with a few stops in between. This ...

Amazing!!!
Feb 7, 2009 (17 photos)

... to really get to know them and their daily struggles. It was amazing to learn more about the Haitian culture. Haiti is a beautiful country and the people were amazing. I was touched by their ability to adapt to all of the ...

My Birthday
Jun 25, 2009 (23 photos)

"I am only one, but I am one.  I cannot do everything, but I can do something.  And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do."  ~Edward Everett Hale Today is my birthday and what a beautiful way to spend it!  I hike ...

Visiting my Future Site
Oct 9, 2003

... travel after February 8th, so if anyone wants to visit in February, we would have a great time going to Carnival and exploring Haiti. There are volunteers all over Haiti so there is always a place to stay! Also, I hope that my previous entries did not ...

Kenya
Jun 14, 2007 (1 photos)

We had our final meeting of our traveling Haiti group tonight.  I can definitly feel the excitement building as we are days away.  Saturday will be our send-off at 5:00 Mass.  Then Sunday morning we will pack the van to ...

Swearing In
Nov 5, 2003 (1 photos)

... International/PMB PO Box 407139 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33340-7139 Packages go to this address: David G. Holland - Port Au Prince, Haiti c/o Lynx Air 2525 N.W. 55 Court Hangar 24 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-2679 It works just like sending things in the ...