Park Hotel Port-au-Prince

... de pastèques et de melons, parfois de poissons et de crabes, le long des grandes routes de campagnes, à la tombée du jour

· Les haïtiens sont très diversifiés en fait de couleur de peau. Cela va du noir impossible-à-prendre-en-photo, jusqu'au blanc comme moi, avec toutes les nuances entre les 2. Je ne les sais pas, mais ils ont un nom pour un 100% noir, 75%, 50%, 25%,et ainsi de suite...

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... défraîchi, mais très calme et charmant. Allez voir si ça vous dit: http://www.htmontana.com/)

D'ou la séance de gym presque quotidienne. Gym de l'hôtel, j'entends. Ah oui, ici, tout se fait en voiture. Presque pas de moto, rien à pied (on habite Pétionville, à même les montagnes) non plus. Je ne vois pas de vélo (mais les nôtres sont dans le container de toute façon, qui arrivera vers le 25 août). Et comme ...

... his own appearance.

Jackson’s multiple surgeries altering his facial features to appear more European and the bleaching of his skin are the effects of racism and imposed white standards of beauty. I was discussing this with a woman I work with and she mentioned the same things happening in Haiti. The other day she was buying soap at a small ...

... gate so he needs to get off the plane to retrieve it. This is quite frowned upon by the airline personal but Tom is tenacious. The Jameson's will not be left behind! I'm thankful for a very uneventful flight!

We arrive at the airport in PAP. In the airport there are quite a few mission groups. They all have matching shirts, with proverbs on them, and are dressed like they are going on safari in Africa! With our duty-free ...

... roads back home, which would be fine, except that P-au-P is the largest city in the country. We're constantly on winding, narrow hills or unpaved back roads - and don't get me started on the drivers! :P Let's just say car horns come in handy a little more often. Electricity - we average about 8-12 hours a day, primarily in the late evening and sleeping hours. It's an ...

These are photos taken from the mountain-sides on Sunday October 28th, along the route back to Port-au-prince airport from Jacmel (approx. 3 hour drive). Deforestation explains the browned landscape at higher elevations, a likely contributing factor for mudslides during rain storms.

Up bright and early again. I take another shower to use up all my travel supplies. I'm still not really clean though. Not too much stuff to bring home as we leave almost all our clothing behind. We all by some arts and crafts souvenirs at Hospice. The fact that this place is run solely on donations is amazing. Getting to the airport is smooth. I will not miss the brutal heat and chaoticness of ...

... the middle of nowhere, with people we barely know. Yet we all get along and share openly. It is very freeing, you can get out of your box and not only survive, but thrive. Of course being mixed (male and female) the conversations turn to "what do women really expect from men". I don't think we solved this ancient dilemna though! Travel Tip: Don't apologize when you leave the bathroom. Pretend it wasn't you.

... bastante buena: petit comité, intercambio de regalos, sonido sencillo (con grabadora y cd y música bailable pero a un volumen agradable para conversar). SIMULTANEAMENTE teníamos el merger-reveillón de los coros ENSEMBLE 7 y JEUNESSE EN FLEUR (puesto que ya ha habido varios comentarios en torno al nombre del grupo "Juventud en Flor", vuelo directo y sin escalas) y el de la PRE GRANDE CHORALE ("pre" porque son como "los chiquitos"). Y junto con uno de ...

... le ofreció a otra que cuidara al menor de sus hijos para que pudiera sobrevivir. El dispensario recibe de una organización harina, aceite y algún otro alimento - mismos que son distribuidos una vez a la semana. DE OTRAS COSAS Aún hay calor (mexicanos congelados bienvenidos), pero el calor del invierno de Haití: sopla el viento, y algunas personas comienzan a sacar sus chambritas. Para mí está estupendo, y sobre todo que hemos tenido mucha lluvia. Por otra ...