Le Xaragua Port-au-Prince

... this is Spanish, right??? Damn!)

Well, you know me; I could talk for hours… Let’s just say, for a final note, that I will greatly appreciate the lower pace of the place here. It moves slower, you often have (live and smooth) Caribbean music in restaurants and bars, people dance the salsa ha!!! beautifully, you just sit there and enjoy the show!

Nice to talk to you! Hoping to hear from you too!

Hugs and kisses

Marc

... se gaver de mangue fraîche, papaye, ananas, bananes, melon d'eau (rose ici, pas rouge!). Et on ne parle pas de leur confiture de pêche ou de mangue : le paradis dans un bocal! Pour les autres repas, bien qu'on rêve d'un spagatt maison, on se laisse quand même à la facilité quotidienne de leur cuisine goûteuse, sinon bien beurrée. (On est à l'Hôtel Montana, un des plus "chics" de la place, s'cusez pardon. Mais bon, un ...

Michael Jackson is all over the news in Haiti as I'm sure he is everywhere else. I’ve heard a few people say that he transcended race, but not really how he did that. I assume these people are referring to Jackson’s popularity among people regardless of their skin color. What they ignore in their statements is the fact that Jackson was not comfortable ...

... some luggage as a few of our bags are over the fifty pound limit. Bill and Dave get pulled out randomly to have their carry-ons measured. Surprise, surprise, the bags are "too big" so they must be checked for the tidy sum of $100 per bag. We organize ourselves at the gate and head to the duty-free shops for provisions. Soon we are on the plane for the final leg of our journey. My travel buddy has not picked up his duty-free at ...

... be used to inform future volunteer efforts. For additional information, I would encourage you to go to our chapter/project web site at http://www.ewbportland.org/haiti I will be leaving January 29th and returning February 8th. The community doesn't have electricity or internet access so I plan to document my trip with pictures when I return to the US. I can't wait to share my experiences and photos with you all. See you later, Heidi

Mostly English with a little bit of français à la fin. Quick run down of what it's like here: Weather is, for the most part, excellent. Day temperatures linger around 23-25C (mid to high 70s and low 80s in Fahrenheit) . As long as I'm not directly under the sun, I'm very warm. Short sleeves in December = swell. Roads are not so excellent. The roads in the city are like rural ...

... On the porch that night we have reflection. I'm in charge! I read from the book of Mark, then read a prayer entitled "Thank You Lord". It seems to reflect how lucky I am feeling for my life, home, family, gifts. Our group of eleven are all completely different yet we all blend into one. This is one thing in particular I am grateful for. Going on a trip, in general, is always a risk. Here we are on a trip ...

... caminó, no avanzó, entre problemas de energía eléctrica (nuestro pan de cada día), y luego con el equipo de sonido... y dicen que los del mal agüero éramos nosotros, porque nos juimos y, como dice Timbiriche "y la fiesta comenzó." Me ejecuté la tercera fecha de reveillon en la modalidad "posada" o bien, "la visita de las siete casas." Fue un triplete. PRIMERO tuvimos la fiesta del COMITE LITURGIE en nuestra casa - sinceramente me daba "flojerita", pero ...

... Haití y la República Dominicana son los lugares de mayor concentración de casos de VIH en el Caribe. Desafortunadamente, nuestro laboratorio aún no está equipado para atender estas necesidades. Otro gran problema es el tema de la nutrición. Escuché el caso de una mujer sumamente apurada. Tanto ella como sus tres hijos están gravemente desnutridos - y escribo están para conjugar el presente de la esperanza. Ante una situación de vida tan difícil, esta ...