Ibo Lele Port-au-Prince

... Sur Google Earth est pointé l'Hôtel Montana, où Richard a passé 2 mois, et moi 1 mois avant d'avoir la maison.

Maintenant, le centre-ville est une zone dévastée et encore dangereuse, où on ne s'y aventure pas le soir. Lorsqu'il y a des manifestations, c'est là où habituellement ça se passe: autour du gouvernement, des facultés, des ministères. Et même le jour, on ne fait qu'y passer au travers, en voiture, pour se rendre ailleurs. J'ai pas de photos de cette "dévastation ...

... and a swim-up bar) were empty save a few Haitian men who looked like they were there to frequent the casino. Lionel showed me how to find the gym and the restaurant and headed home. Though I would have been perfectly content eating my expensive PA eggs, I felt compelled to follow the COP’s orders and eat at El Rancho. A line of servers lined the entrance, and one of them showed me to a table.

The dining area was deserted. As I sat waiting for my food and ...

... to tradition that we are able to understand although we do not speak the language. After Mass, three people from the community get up and speak at length (and here we complain about a measly few announcements taking up our time). In total the service lasts over two hours. Afterwords we wander out into the community. We are a curiosity for sure. The atmosphere is joyous with almost a mini-festival feel. This ...

... before. Many did not know how to use a flushing toilet. A little kid with a club foot, a man with a huge testicular mass, a woman with a cyst protruding out of her stomach, a little boy with a cleft lip.

This is why I am here. Because I can complain about my feet hurting instead of just thinking about the next meal. Because I have access to health care and I have a roof over my head. "You're right, Mike."

It's been nearly two weeks since we arrived in Haiti. I've ...

... Les Anglais as they left on me. It was an amazing journey and I hope to return to Haiti sooner rather than later!! Brief Update: We were able to get in touch with a medical team that was going down to the area a week later to share our experiences and some of our preliminary health findings. We also informed them of some of the health issues we saw in different areas. They just returned and we have a conference call set up with ...

... En fait je préfère toujours le pain... Un peux plus dur que son copain en France, je suis en train d'apprendre comment le coupé sans voir mon sang :-( Néanmois je me trouve la qualité du pain haïtien très excellent. J'en mangerai trop. Il y a une semaine que j'ai découvert la beauté de La Vache Qui Rit....HMMMMM si crémeux!!!! Pour ceux qui ...

... were already on our way to Norfolk, VA. Once there, we boarded the U.S. Eisenhower, which was the biggest thing I have ever seen in my life. This air craft carrier was so huge, you could barely feel it move once we were out to sea. And I thought I'd get seasick! Yeah ... no! For two weeks, we stayed on board, even after arriving in the Bay of Port-au-Prince. While on board the ship, we prepped, got our military gear configured for operations once we hit the ground and ...

... little food and sleep. We go to bed. I get up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and Kim whispers "watch out there's a cockroach in there". I take two lights for protection. Duh! We have electricity now, I don't need my little lights. I think the diesel fumes have affected me. Travel Tip: Don't touch the rooster, at the market, with the little hood on. It's not a petting zoo.

... N: se organizan equipos, porque no es la fiesta en casa de Tecla, sino es LA FIESTA DEL GRUPO en donde está Tecla, y hay equipos de decoración, cocina, bebida, música, animación, etc. (nosotros hacemos lo mesmo en nuestras fiestas - pero muchas veces lo acaba haciendo algún empleado en la cocina). Estos se ponen a decorar la escuela, o el salon de fiestas, o el lugar que les hayan prestado (hasta ahora solo conocí la modalidad escuela y la modalidad ...

(SCROLL DOWN FOR ENGLISH... until you find "PEOPLE") GENTE: Saludos desde el Adviento y el nuevo año litúrgico que ha comenzado. Para cuando ustedes lean esto, estarán celebrando el triunfo futbolero del Rebaño Sagrado Tapatío... o la enésima coronación de los Diablos del Toluca en el mismísimo Infierno Bombonero. Me disculpo por largo silencio - explico y me excuso. Me encantaría decirles que un ardiente celo apostólico por la salvación del prójimo y m ...