Relais De L'empereur Haiti

"You never really leave a place or person you love, part of them you take with you, leaving a part of yourself behind."

As the rooster crows I am up, 5:00 AM. On our last morning we have fresh eggs, a special treat. They taste wonderful. We load up the trucks and say our goodbyes. Part of my heart will definitely stay with the people there. When my own children are older I would like to bring them here so they can see ...

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do." ~Edward Everett Hale

Today is my birthday and what a beautiful way to spend it! I hike up the mountain, with Chris after breakfast, to take part in teacher training. The rest of the group is off to more houses. There are 18 teachers here for training (10 K-2nd, 8 3rd-7th). The primary focus is ...

"If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one." ~Mother Teresa




Today is John's birthday! We dress him up and sing to him at breakfast. His daughter's goal was for him to be embarrassed and I think it worked! People seem to be feeling somewhat better which is a relief. Our friends from Iowa arrived the night before and are staying at the clinic. Teacher training will start today, with teachers coming ...

"We can do no great things, only small things with great love." ~Mother Teresa


The night before is a rough one for people. I get up to use the bathroom in the night and find them all occupied. Looks like a stomach bug is making its way through some of our group. It's no fun being sick so far from home! Imodium is passed around like candy at breakfast. Once ...

"You must be the change you wish to see in the world." ~Mahatma Ghandi

So far there has been church, pig roasts, beautiful mountain hikes, and fellowship with the people of St. Pierre. We are all still in one piece and somewhat clean. Doesn't sound too terribly difficult, but don't worry, the back breaking labor is about to begin. Monday begins at 5:30 AM. Breakfast in Haiti is redundant every day, the coffee is definitely the highlight. I ...

I LOVE THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES. I THINK TE CHEAPER THE PLACE THE NICER THE PEOPLE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE HAD MORE TIME TO SPEND HERE. LIKE A DUMBASS THOUGH I FORGOT TO CHANGE MY WATCH SO I GOT UP AT 4AM INSTEAD OF 5 AND THE AIRPORT DIDNT EVEN OPEN TIL 6 SO I JUST HUNGOUT AND ********TED WITH THE SECURITY GUYS.

... a few minutes north of the city center. The area is called Debouche two. The kids continued to be very scared of us but Junior did a great job trying to play with them so they felt more relaxed...it worked and made our job a lot easier. Overall, the area seemed to have similar answers as Digue. Most people didn't have latrines and they didn't use the wells in town but instead got their water from thr river. We were told of several deathes of children including a woman ...

Etes-vous curieux? Comment fait-on la fête en Haïti pendant la fin d'année / Nouvel An? Voici notre agenda: Le 31 décembre nous sommes allés à « Anti-Stress » . C'est un bar-resto-club à P-au-Prince. Il est très sympa. Il y avait plein de monde, une piscine, danseurs, DJ, des répas délicieux ...

... with five wheelbarrows, shovels, buckets, water, and our bags. The roads are easily the most danger part of our day, but I've yet to see an accident. The volunteers I've met here are from 10 countries. Most have previous experience with a HODR project. I'm one of the few who started looking for a way to help in Haiti, and found Hands On. Most are disaster junkies that keep a close eye on the disaster assessments done by Hands On to ...

We spent a majority of our trip at an orphanage called Pwoje Espwa (Project Hope) just outside of Les Cayes. At this orphanage, there are just about 650 children that live and go to school. I traveled with a medical group out of Indianapolis, so everyday we set up a medical clinic. If I remember correctly, we saw just about 100 people ...