Haiti Travel Blogs

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A travel blog entry from Gonaives by hancocjb
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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 ...

A travel blog entry from Gonaives by hancocjb
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... 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 travel blog entry from Port-au-Prince by hancocjb
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... 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 ...

A travel blog entry from Gonaives by hancocjb
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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, ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

... 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. ...

... and saw the MINUSTAH forces (UN).  They also decided to point their weapons at us while we took their pictures. In Haiti MINUSTAH is a huge destabilizing force.  They have murdered countless civilians in Cite Soleil and Bel Air.  They're ...

... and Rosemond gave a concert. Rosemond Jolissaint was one of 45,000 people to enter Digicel Stars, the American Idol of Haiti, sponsored by the cell phone company Digicel. With the support of Sasha and SOIL, Rosemond won the whole contest. When we ...

I guess I should start this off by telling you why I'm in Haiti. I received a scholarship from UWM for an independent study I'm doing on foreign aid in Haiti. I will be staying with Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods (SOIL) and they will ...

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, ...

... 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 ...

"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 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 ...

... .  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 ...

... 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. ...

Monday the 7th we were rained in. SOIL and SOL presented on a few things and we relaxed. Yesterday began with a meeting with one of the three mayors, (St. Croix) who recognized Erika and I from last year. During the 2004 coup he was shot three times ...

... 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 ...

... 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 ...

... Privert for a short interview before he had to fly out. He's clearly intelligent and has a unique perspective on the situation in Haiti. The rest of today has been pretty low key. Erika is worse off today and back in bed. She's flying out tomorrow ...

... 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

... , 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. ...

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 ...

... 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 ...

... for Dantes Bellegarde College. Dantes Bellegarde was the Haitian Ambassador to the United States during part of the U.S. occupation of Haiti (1915-1934). Bellegarde gave women the right to vote and is also the grandfather of Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, a ...