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Petionville Slideshow
Petionville
Travel Blogs from Petionville, Haiti
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Electricity
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 ...
Running: An(d) Exercise
It's the day before Christmas, and while I should be writing some sort of holiday missive with reflections on mistletoe, Santa, and "gifting," instead, I offer as my Christmas gift to readers out there another sort of blog entry about running and ...
Birthday Celebrations Haitian Style
... art gallery that her grandfather founded. Her life is a side of Haiti we have not run into before, 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 ...
And...a real entry on xMAS (and birth and death)
Lookey here! Two blog entries in one day! Once again, I am merely sending along a short little piece written in that free-writing group, but as it is about Christmas, I felt compelled to share it. Please note that the following (which was written ...
Bienvenue en Haiti!
... the latest schoolbooks, t-shirts, and sandals rest against walls and hang from fences. Everyone is trying to make a buck in Haiti, begging, buying, and selling. We finally pulled into Caribbean Market, and after cruising the aisles with Lionel, I spent ...
Returning Home
... if Clair is going to try it, but he lets it pass. I am always taken aback by how much further behind in development Haiti. I hear things are changing and some of the things that make Haiti so picturesque are being lost. It is a strange ...
On your mark, get set......
... cafe au lait and diet Coke, we took off for Miami. After only an hour layover there, we were packed onto our 1 1/2 flight to Haiti. There was not one empty seat on the plane. All of the passengers were Americans on their way to help our neighbors in ...
A Closer Look at School in Haiti
Unfortunately, the school in Gramonthe village is closed this week. The government doesn't want any school to open until they can all reopen. The problem is that over 5000 schools were destroyed in the earthquake. It will be a long time until the village ...
Saying Goodbye
... of the tents. We met a man from South Carolina who was staying in that tent city. He was visiting his family in Haiti during the earthquake and is now unable to leave his loved ones behind in such conditions. The second tent city was an overwhelming ...
Pétion-Ville
... presence. Besides the handsome Croatian officer on my flight from NY, who took a suspicious bag off of our plane, in Haiti the officers, be they from Brazil, Montreal Canada, or Croatia were all very handsome...Too bad we couldn't socialize with ...
Impressions
Salut groupe! Je pense qu'un fait, il serait trop tôt pour donner des impressions, car cela requiert un jugement et il est certainement prématuré d'aller sur ces terrains. Je préfèrerai vous transmettre ce que mes yeux ont vu, mes oreilles ...
Answers to Kindergarteners' Questions
A big hello to Mrs. Cabal's class- Thank you for two great questions, Jacob and Eric. Wasn't that funny watching us all bounce around the back of a truck on that bumpy mountain road. I was so afraid that I would fall out but I never did. ...
More questions from Ms. Cabal's class
Unfortunately we were not able to view the videos of the school. We will try again at a later date. We did however see all of the pictures you posted. My class was most shocked about their houses and the way the Haitian people ...
Ms. Cabal's class has 2 questions
Ms. Hardin My class watched your video of you in the back of the truck going to church. They had 2 questions. I will send them via video/flipcamera. We look forward to your answers. Ms. ...
Petionville and Hotel Montana
This is the same hotel as the British Consulate. While we were there, both the Brazilian and Canadian Delegation were ...
Ze English update: OUR HAITI ARRIVAL
Ok guys, this is English time! Richard has been here in Haïti for 2 months, and me now for 1 month, and we love the place! The one year contract (renewable) that Richard has here will pass very fast, we're quite positive about it. We’re starting ...
Our clinic
Journaling on this trip is not going to happen so often or so much. I am constantly around people, which is great b/c they're great people, but doesn't provide great opportunities for writing. Monday- I believe I have a parasite. I am apparently ...
Rivers of Hope Orphanage
... chest. While he is not an orphan, we have promised him and his family that we will raise funds to either have the surgery done in Haiti or fly him to NOLA on a medical visa and have it removed. Evenson was so excited to get his very own box of Girl Scout ...
pa kriye
... We hope so send the 10 boxes of supplies sitting in my garage here. Anyone have any information on how to ship things to Haiti, let me know. I will need it. We got to our hotel after dark and have been repacking and relaxing since we ...
AND GO!!!!!!
... owns the market was very friendly and spoke with us for quite some time. For the incredible poverty that most families in Haiti experience, they are extremely friendly and happy people. I would never have imagined such joy in the midst of such ...
People of Los Palis
The pictures attached to this entry are of the people of Los Palis, Haiti and of MEEEEE during/towards the end of the ...
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