Kinam Hotel Port-au-Prince

Salut groupe!

Quelques images de promenades en montagne, à 30 minutes de la maison. Avant de venir ici, dans les images que je me projettais de Haiti, non, je ne voyais pas de montagnes. Mais c'est très beau, farci de sentiers, on peut marcher partout, c'est fabuleux! Et en marchant, on traverse champs d'oignons, de mais ...

... this will certainly be of a challenge also in the year to come. One first impression, shared with our "future friend" Bill Clinton, is that local people are not united together for their cause. “together stronger”, that we see on their national flag (“L’union fait la force”), only seems to be a wishful thinking…

And about security, as I first thought, there are some do’s and don’t do’s, and if you stick to ...

I'm around the halfway point of my time in Haiti...I guess. I'm too lazy to figure it out, but that sounds right. I've mostly just been working and developing a few ideas, digging through the internet for some more options. I also made a list of things to do (if I don't get a certain job) when I get home. That list involves fishing poles, alcohol, guns, and movies (including ...

... hopefully prevent! I am reunited with Kenya who was there two years prior. Although she is still somewhat malnourished she looks much healthier. Her sister, Berland, is staying there as well. It is just not possible for their mother to feed them. She hopes they will be adopted. During the waiting game of red tape the clinic staff takes care of them. Mary Ann and I take them on a walk outside. We come ...

... and then we will fly to Port Au Prince. We are estimating a 6-8 hour drive to the community of Les Anglais. Les Anglais is estimated to have a population of approximately 20,000-30,000 people. As most of you know, Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. An initial assessment of Les Anglais's drinking water system was completed last year. The results showed significant amounts of contamination to the water ...

Haitian Life by the Numbers Voitures de l'ONU que j'ai vues en un jour: 11 Combien d'heures d'électricité hier: 11 (?) A quelle heure on a coupé le courant: avant 6h00 Il faut rechauffer combien de pôts de l'eau chaque matin?: 3 (on n'a pas d'eau ...

... the Dominican border. This, for me, was by far the most interesting part of my trip to Haiti. This was the Haiti I envisioned in my mind. Thick jungles, remote villages and yes ... Complete with voodoo witch doctor ... No kidding aside! I never got to meet him personally, but was able to see where he lived. His hut was surrounded by a fence, with animal skulls. The outside of his hut had odd-looking paintings and symbols on the front door. It was definitely a sight to ...

... in the dining room. The rooms at the rectory are large with tall ceilings. The walls are cement and it takes quite a bit of paint to cover them. We are all business, well, once I save Chuck and Loc from the large cicada! (Don't worry we digress as the day goes on!) After lunch, which is plain noodles and small sausages that remind me of pigs toes, we head to the convent up the hill. It is a priority to ...

... basurero, comité, consejo, animación y toda la acción. 2. Oración: invitan al cura, es decir, al párroco, o en su defecto al vicario, pero nuestro vicario no es muy fiestero reveillonero, o en su defecto al diácono... y ahí me tienen, y como alguien dijo alguna vez, "nos echamos" - cual si fuere un palomazo rockanrrolero - una breve oración (con sus veinticinco misterios y sus letanías interminables, mientras la tripa cruje y se nos enfría la comida ...

... del dispensario para atención médica - y esto incluye a personas, católicas o no, de nuestra parroquia y también de otros barrios. Hay 14 o 15 personas en el equipo del dispensario, y al menos un voluntario. El personal incluye una enfermera, tres técnicos de laboratorio, dos farmaceutas, un archivista, un contador y una gerente. El dispensario está bajo la responsabilidad del párroco, Ellince Martyr, OMI. Una vez a la semana, uno de los médicos de la ...