Country Info
- Port-au-Prince
- Capital
- Gourde (HTG)
- Currency
- 6,964,549
- Population
- HT
- Country Code
Haiti Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Haiti, Haiti
2 Minutes of Fame on NBC national news!
This is a top pick! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#27022130 ...
HODR does Gonaives
This is a top pick! 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
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
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 ...
bus rides, puke and a beggar
This is a top pick! ... between 6am and 2pm except sunday which gets it all day, so this morning was pretty hot without the fan and couldn't get online till 2.. Haiti seems at first to have 2 or 3 interent cafes on each street, it's when you go in you find out they don't work, ...
getting out of marrying a virgin
This is a top pick! ... to make'.. and 'kay fay' sounds to me a little like 'café' ..my explanation could be wrong though. I still find haiti fascinating, it has clearly climbed to my favourite country overtaking Trinidad.. it's hard to explain why i enjoy and love the ...
A Statement of Hope
This is a top pick! ... 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 ...
safer than your average..
This is a top pick! ... (in daytime, i haven't been out at night and when I say safe, I'm saying whilst taking normal streetwise precautions and research, Haiti isn't a war zone as people make out and IMO you are more likely to get lost down a sewer with no cover than getting ...
Not aux cayes
This is a top pick! flying into the tiny airstrip of Les Cayes has a great view of the masstif mountains and workers in the cane fields, at first i was looking for a phone to use to arrange a pick up from the guesthouse i planned to stay at, so asked this police man if i ...
back in PAP
This is a top pick! ... recently travelled Afganistan, Pakistan, Somalia and ethiopia who wanted to add another 'dodgy country' to his list.. I knew i was leaving Haiti soon so wanted to soak up as much off the atmosphere as possible which ment many hot walks in the baking sun. ...
one night in the border town
This is a top pick! ... haitiens, As i started towards the border i began thiking, 'kris, what are you doing? why are you thinking off walking into Haiti all alone? what are you getting yourself into?' The border post is a hive of activity.. as you wait to get your passport ...
Mwen remenm Ayiti!
This is a top pick! i don't know if the spelling of the titles totally correct but it means 'i like Haiti' in creole.. Cap is a nice dusty little town with lots of community spirit, i especially like the road that my hotel is on, as from my balcony i can people watch the ...
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 ...
all aux cayes now
This is a top pick! ... (i think) missionary who knew this guy who'd rent me his motobike for the day for about 15 us dollars, obviously being in haiti this meant no insurance, licence plates or helmet but that just adds to the adventure, i asked him to fill the tank right up, ...
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 ...
Los Palis and our clinic
Didn't write in a journal this year... will write later. see pictures ...
HODR initiation
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
... 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
... Les 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 ...
White Skin and Hoopn' It Up in Haiti
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 ...
A little too quick and very dirty
... it has become clear that I need to return home to help sort it all out. The difficult decision of how long to remain in Haiti has been made for me. The past couple months defibrillated my lifestyle like I was hoping it would. Hands On Disaster Response is ...
Mr. Riccione is in Haiti!
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
... /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: ...
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, ...
Choas and Cholera
... marks quite the occasion for me as I have not had a minute to catch my breath for the last 10 days since I arrived in Haiti, and I mean that quite literally. This position is more demanding than I could have imagined, the region I am in charge of is in ...
Field trip #3 and #4: the river and the jail
This was definetely the year for field trips, and there is still more to do!! Who knew? We missed out on "the godfather" a.k.a. voodoo ringleader... next ...
First Day at St. Pierre
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!
... 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 ...
The Haitian Vacation Continues...
"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 ...