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Cap-Haitien Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Cap-Haitien, Haiti
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my time as a volunteer
This is a top pick! this is just a quick rundown of what went on in labadie, my first entry was lost to the cyber pixies and i can't be bothered to re-write in detail my time there.. my previous entry touched on how labadie village is a world away from the royal caribbean ...
one night in the border town
This is a top pick! ... can cross all day long helping with problems, translations and passport control for a small fee. He sorted me out a ride straight to Cap Haitien, set me up with the immigration/passport control up the hill in Ouanaminthe and then i was on the road with my ...
Mwen remenm Ayiti!
This is a top pick! ... that I'm white and shouting 'BLAN!' (blan means white in creole) at me on every other street corner. the isn't many foreigners in Cap Haitien, I'm sure I'm the only independent backpacker here at the moment, One day i saw a load of 'blans' in a hired ...
m'achette anpil prestige
This is a top pick! the title is me showing of my limited kreyol again, it means 'i buy plenty prestige' .. prestige is the haitien beer and it tastes good, this week after labadie i thought i'd rest a bit and hang with the locals.. the main person that has been hard to ...
welcome to Vwa Ayiti
This is a top pick! ... by a local guy called Willy, that when i met was very upset with Royal Caribbean Cruise lines for something, Vwa Ayiti (voice of Haiti) also painted a mural of the history of Haiti, i love murals and was very impressed with this one, check the pics when ...
Food Blog
... that I can help keep them out of trouble. Meals are served at 8 AM, 12 PM, and 6 PM, but like everything else in Haiti they usually run a bit late (Shawn calls it "Haiti time"). I get the feeling that a majority of the ingredients used in the hospital ...
Hinche and Port-au-Prince
On Friday, after closing the clinic, we went into Hinche to see the clinic a parish in Gwinnett county had built. Who knew our night would include going to a disco and having a beer! I got a view of Cite Soleil, the notorius slum in Port-au-Prince, ...
Travel to and first day at HBS
... around 1:00 PM yesterday afternoon, got to Fort Lauderdale via Newark at 12:30 AM, spent the night on the floor in the airport, arrived in Cap-Haitien at 9:30 AM, and had to wait until 1:00 PM for the plane with my bag to come, but it made it! Because the ...
Farewell Limbe (for now)
With 6 days left until I'm back in the US, this will be my last blog post during the incredible journey I've been lucky enough to experience over the last three and a half months. Although I was extremely nervous at first, I am so grateful that I was ...
Limbe's birthday, Milot Citadel, and the clinic
... early 1800s by King Henri Christophe, who was influential in the Haitian slaves' revolt against the French (Napoleon) and later overthrew Haiti's first emperor to take power in the north. The building was made after the uprising, and was meant to protect ...
Sorry it's been so long
First off, I want to apologize for the long gap between posts. My time lately has been fully consumed by work and working on secondary applications for med school. The good news is that I've made a lot of progress, only 10 or so to go and then the ...
General Update
There's no particular theme to this post, just keeping you all in the loop. This past weekend I went with Shawn and a few of the older boys to some of the houses that his family still owns outside of Limbe that they had built when the extended family was ...
Player Haiti-ing
... . From there, I stayed overnight and took an Air TCI flight across the expanse of ocean (a gentle 45 minute ride) into Cap Haitien. Before I move on, I'll say this on TCI, it's a beautiful, underserved island destination. While off the beaten path a ...
Market days and soccer
These past few weeks I've been trying to make more of an effort to go out and see more of Limbe before I leave. I have been making regular trips to the market, usually on Saturdays because I have the day off and it's one of the bigger market days that ...
Hospital background and my typical work day
... ; This past week I spent most of my time working in the pharmacy, because when Shawn came and picked me up in Cap Haitien on Friday he also picked up the month's supply of medicine so all of that needed to be inventoried/sorted/and repackaged into ...
Beach and more soccer
Fortunately I've got quite a bit to report back to you all that has happened in the last week! A week ago we (Shawn, the kids, and some of the older boys) went one of the nearby beaches called Chou Chou Bay for the day. Because there were 10 of us, we ...
Hike and a visit to Cap
... the schools and he's going to teach economics courses at a seminary while running a charity called Hoops for Haiti (basketball/nutrition oriented). He was very enthusiastic about meeting everyone and really curious about everyone's jobs, and ...
Con los pies en el agua / Toes in the water
... Príncipe en algún lugar. Puesto que aún no soy un experto para esto, ustedes habrán de encontrarlas. People, Greetings from Cap-Haitien. As some of you know, I am working at Sacred Heart Parish in the Diocese of Cap-Haitien. Three Oblates ...
Milot, Noël, Reveillon, Nordest - et la vie
... 'n - o fusión de dones. Sus oraciones son agradecidas. ¡Paz! ENGLISH TEXT Greetings from Cap Haitien, where my missionary internship as a deacon is still unfolding very well. I feel very happy in many ways. I ...
CAP - PAP
... GUANTáNAMO). Vista de la Ciudad de Cap Haïtien desde el cerro donde está la Casa Parroquial. VIEW OF THE CITY OF CAP HAITIEN, TAKEN FROM THE FELL ON WHICH THE RECTORY IS LOCATED. Otra vista aérea de Cap... ANOTHER AEREAL OF ...
Sin muchas noticias
Gente de bien: Me repongo de un mal del nosequé. Estuve mal desde el lunes hasta el jueves de la semana pasada, con mareos, dolores de cabeza y fiebres espantosas. Aparentemente todo pasó. Hay quien dice que me oxidé trabajando la semana ...
Dispensaire du Sacre Coeur y otras aventuras
... for health authorities. In proportional terms, the vast majority of known HIV cases in the Caribbean have been registered in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Unfortunately, our lab facilities are not equipped to deal with this situation. At least, not ...
HAITI & TOURISM - #1 Clinton Global Initiative
... post 2010 Earthquake. In June, we joined Bill Clinton to explore new developments along the Southern Coast to northern verdant Cap-Haitien and cultural Jacmel (reminiscent of New Orleans); Jacmel is a hub of arts and creativity; once the largest ...
Hello from Haiti
... some of what we've seen already. Here's a link to the page where the video is hosted: http://www.backpackjournalists.com/video/haiti/ In order to preserve some of the quality of the original, this had to be a fairly large file. It is 84 ...
Labadee, Haiti
On the north coast of Hispaniola, surrounded by beautiful mountain slopes and exotic foliage, sits Labadee®, Royal Caribbean's private paradise. This exclusive destination offers pristine beaches, breathtaking scenery and spectacular water activities. ...
A country looking for hope and finding little
Please check out my coverage of Haiti on The Columbus Dispatch's website. You’ll find a daily blog, newspaper articles, photos and videos by me. You also may be interested in my stories looking back one year after the earthquake. As one volunteer ...
Our Day in Haiti
We arrived in Haiti early Tuesday morning. This is NOT the Haiti we all saw when the earthquake hit earlier this year. Royal Caribbean has taken over this part of the island and did a "Disney –like" make over on it. It has a little town ...
Our first stop
... we made our first stop in Labadee, Haiti. We got up early enough to watch our approach into the dock. I had no idea that Haiti was so mountainous and the waters are crystal clear. It's kind of hard to believe that mega resorts haven't tried to build on ...
Special Guests
Incredibly strong sun for the day. Our "Special Guest" entertainers were announced. Margaret Cho was our comic and Kristine W was the singer (she apparently has 8 number 1 dance hits - we never heard ANY of them before). Margaret Cho was AWESOME ...
Changes underway
Arrived at Labadee to see construction underway (later found out they were building a pier). Spent some time watching the new zip line that spans Dragon's Breath beach. That evening was the Alumni Party - but it was a bit of a disappointment. ...
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