Splendid Hotel Port-au-Prince

... spontanées sont rares. En fait, elles sont annoncées d'avance, donc on peut éviter. Les Nations Unies (UN) sont très au courant. Aussi, ces expressions de colère et de révolte sont sponsorisées par des parties politiques. Apparemment, elles n'originent pas de la base du peuple.

· Ce qu'ils dansent bien !!! Aïlle !!! La salsa, le compa, la meringue, chacha... On va prendre des cours sinon on s'aventurera ...

... les calories du jour, ou c’est le yoga sur le balcon de la chambre. Puis retour du mari : apéro à la chambre, souper beurré en terrasse, retour à la chambre, dodo.

En bref, vacances ! On commence à se faire des connaissances: québécois, haitiens, et un cubain de Montréal!

On aura la maison vendredi, un char j’espère avant le vendredi (faudra bien faire une commande pour remplir le frigo : on ...

... up with our translators as well, Dee and Martin. We definitely could not do it without them. They are a wealth of knowledge and are so patient explaining, and re-explaining, things. (For example, Laurie comments that she has not seen any cats in Haiti, and Martin tells us it is because they eat them! PETA does not have an office here!) Martin learned English from watching Jerry Springer shows off of pirated cable TV! As we head ...

... Earth today. Fanon, writing in 1961, talks about the colonizer and the colonized, the effects, attitudes, etc. of both. Among other things it made me think of U.S.-Haitian relations. When I was at the archive last week I asked about records from "the revolution." What I meant (and most Americans or Europeans in this context would probably assume) was what is considered the Haitian Revolution (1791-1804). The man at the archive basically ...

... shopping le lundi à 9h00? A midi le Noël? Le dimanche 22h00 du soir? Pas de problème ... Apportez votre sac et de l'argent. Nourriture ... yummmm. Je mange beaucoup du pain (vraiiii pain) et du riz. J'aime bien les pâtés (pain leger avec viande dedans) et les bananes sèches. Une petite lettre aux insectes d'Haïti: Chères insectes, Arrêt de me piquer! Laissez-moi tranquille ...

... been fantasizing about. Instead we have a slice of pizza which is still pretty darn good. Board the plane to Chicago, almost there. The flight is noneventful. I can't sleep because I'm filled with excitement. We land at O'Hare only to be stuck on the runway. There are no places to deplane. They hold us for over 45 minutes causing us to miss our flight to GR. When we finally deplane not only ...

... The change, however, is immediate when you arrive in PAP-smells, chaos, traffic. We stop at Bill's favorite gas station and chow down on Fanta and Pringles (spicy guacamole). Several foods I hope not to taste for awhile, if ever, are Pringles, Slim Jims, Laughing Cow cheese, and M and M's. It's pretty safe to say I won't be partaking in any goat in the States. As soon as we arrive at Hospice I jump in the shower. A lot of people have the same idea ...

... side of this island contains beautiful and expensive resorts. The staff prepared a wonderful breakfast, bread, jam, honey, bananas, and cornflakes. This is a carb hearty trip no doubt! We're loading up on the coffee even though it is already in the eighties. At this point of the morning we feel somewhat helpless as the guys get the trucks. We will have a great deal of work ahead of us but our hands are tied until we can load ...

... tuvimos que salir para volver y continuar con la fiesta que dejamos inconclusa en nuestro hogar. A las cinco me desaparecí de la fiesta - que oficialmente terminaba a las seis, y por cuestiones de seguridad urbana nadie sale de la fiesta hasta que se acabe - y me levanté a las 8:10... para hacer bautizos por primera vez en creol. Gracias a Dios Uno y Trino todo salió bien. Después vino el reveillon del grupo de ENFANTS CHOEUR (los monaguillos) - del ...

... 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 ...