Ibo Lele Port-au-Prince

... am now chief of mission for Doctors of the World Canada in Haiti. Quite big job, with an office of 14 people, and 40 others in the hospital where we offer services. One of the challenge will be the reduction, next week, of half of the staff, because of a lack of funding. Ouch. And who knows about the future: the crisis hits the NGOs too. But the people at work are really great and the atmosphere at work is great too. I'll like it. Ok, it's a ...

... 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&#8217;s orders and eat at El Rancho. A line of servers lined the entrance, and one of them showed me to a table. <br><br>The dining area was deserted. As I sat waiting for my food and ...

... pas qu&#8217;être pauvre&#8230;<br><br>Marc<br><br>ENGLIS H : I know nothing about poverty, well, not much. I thought I had seen some, but not at that expend. Poverty of one individual, his community, and his country. Down to misery. But not of the mind and heart, as optimism exists here. And art too, as an expression of one&#8217;s soul, whether suffering or showing love of his country, family, and children. Can&#8217;t wait to get to know more&#8230;

... léthargiques, maigres; des adolescentes encore à l&#8217;âge des boutons, engrossées jusqu&#8217;au menton; des jeunes garçons qui font rien; une femme qui fabrique des galettes d&#8217;argile (oui oui, des galettes d&#8217;argile, séchées au soleil, qui feront repas pour nombre d&#8217;entre eux); une classe d&#8217;école dans un bâtiment en ruine; des éducateurs expliquant les vertus de la nutrition, de la vitamine A, des capotes, et de la vaccination à coups d&#8217;antigène ...

... 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 ...

Le 21 décembre: Nous sommes partis à 9h15...15 minutes en retard. L'entreprise du taxi a connu notre adresse - non comment y trouver :( On a pris le taxi de chez nous à la gare Amtrak. La terre était complètement congelé. Il faisait si frooooiiiiiddddd! Après être arrivés à la gare, on a pris deux trains - un à Philadelphie et un autre à Atlantic City, New Jersey. Ça se ...

... 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 ...

... Salud paga a una enfermera y a una auxiliar de enfermera. El resto de los salarios provienen de... bueno, de la Divina Providencia (de lo que genere el Dispensario, y como podrán imaginar, no es un gran negocio). El dispensario no está financiado por los oblatos. El pasado octubre fui a México para el Congreso Provincial de los Oblatos. Gracias a la generosidad de amigos de los oblatos en una de nuestras capillas, hicimos una pequeña colecta de dinero ...

well hello or bon jour, President Aristide was ousted in 1992 by his number 1 General Sadroes (non-Haitian) who ruled as the dictator. So with the help of Madeline Albright (sec of state under Clinton) we (the USA) wanted to bring about a regime change to a democratic leader. So the US invaded in Oct 94 and with that we have to stick around and help build up the place. the UN was in full effect and we wore the smurf blue helmets.