Le Plaza Port-au-Prince

... nes des montagnes, au sud et au nord, par la mer à l'ouest, et un plateau à l'est qui se prolonge jusqu'en République Dominicaine. Il fait souvent très chaud "en bas" comme on dit, alors qu'il fait toujours un peu plus frais dans les montagnes. Initialement, la ville s’est développé dans la vallée, près de la mer, avec le port, qui fut, il y a fort longtemps, un des plus actifs des colonies: cane à sucre, épices, bois... Le centre-ville florissait, avec avenues marchandes ...

... ca/ )<br><br>Travelling? Of course! Next week, on the very birthday of Richard (the 13th), we fly to Cuba for a well-due honeymoon! We&#8217;ll be visiting old town Santiago de Cuba, and then La Habana, where we&#8217;ll have 5 mornings of Spanish classes. And in the months to come, there will be some week-ends in the country side, Miami for a week in October, and family again for the Christmas holidays. And the program extends to next February: Carnival in Rio ...

... sans moyen a à offrir contre le désir d&#8217;un homme désintéressé? Cette patiente finira avec une hystérectomie; n&#8217;y pense plus pour le restant de tes jours, y&#8217;en aura plus de bébé&#8230;<br><br> Je passe rapidement sur les nombreux regards perdus d&#8217;adultes stoïques, debout dans les rues sèches et délavées de couleurs par le soleil ardent de Cité Soleil; mais que font-ils là??? Probables survivants de malnutrition sévère à l&#8217;enfance, ils n&#8217;ont ...

... We get off the plane in Grand Rapids at 10:30, to a large gathering of family. It's so exciting to see all my boys faces. They have a poster and flowers for me. (The next day, Will tells me "Mom, you looked really rough", ahh nice.) We drive home and pick up a pizza on the way. Before I eat I take the first of many showers to come. I'm exhausted and exhilarated at the same time. Falling into bed is like laying on a cloud.

... discussions. The survey focuses on water, sanitation, hygiene, and frequency of diarrhea. The survey will also include collection of data for children under the age of five to determine the level of malnutrition in this community. The goal of the assessment will be to assess current conditions that will inform the future of our project as well as establish a baseline by which we can measure our project efforts. The information will ...

... very vocal women. Food was only available at the "relief" shelter once a day, a simple plate of rice and beans. The shelter lacked any semblance of basic sanitation and the residents left at this humble shelter are slowly being forced out on to the streets. Church must continue. Those sheltered in a school are experiencing the same thing, school has already been delayed until October 6, but those in the business of providing some sort of education ...

... Dinner is fine-rice, pork, plantains, and a vegetable platter (beets, spinach, carrots in an unusual sauce), After Kim and I haul water and wash by bucket, it is announced we can drive to the clinic and take real showers. Another missed opportunity! We go up to the clinic anyway. Dr. Leopold lets us use the phone to call home. I get to hear my families voice even though the connection is spotty-heavenly ...

... aunque fui secuestrado hacia las 2 a.m. por mi párroco, y tuve que abandonar el lugar. El segundo reveillon parece haber estado bueno... y me explico: fue en el Lycee Bookman (una escuela tristemente famosa por las peleas entre los alumnos). Era el turno para los JDC (Jóvenes Devotos de Cristo - y no lo escribo en francés porque no me acuerdo cómo es eso del devotos. Y digo parece haber estado bueno porque yo estuve ahí dos o tres horas, y la cosa ...

... porque conozco todavía muy poco de la cultura, es decir, del día a día de la gente y sus costumbres. Y también con medalla de oro está el hecho de que no domino la lengua. Herramientas: mi biblia en español (agradecimiento especial a mi madrina de bautismo, que me regaló una edición de estudio cuando entré con los oblatos hace diez años), mi comentario al leccionario (agradecimiento a la biblista de Chicago que preparó este estupendo material), para ...

... gloves. Julie caught up with us, her straight brown hair tied back, her double-layered hands twisting together unconsciously. "Hey guys," she said, a false cheery note crashing against the silent women and sniffling babies watching us. "We're only here for three hours, but we can leave early if you need to." I looked at our Youth Group leader, saw her eyes dart around the dying women, nervous as Mary and I. We nodded and looked up as we stepped into a room, the heat intensifying ...