Villa Creole Du Cap
Travel Blogs from Cap-Haitien
Farewell Limbe (for now)
... and cultural outlooks, and in general changed me for the better. Especially during the end of my time the substantial efforts I've made to assimilate into the local community by attending events around town, church services Sunday mornings, and just trying harder to be a community member rather than an observer, have really helped me develop a connection to the people here which certainly makes it harder to leave. However, I am currently planning a return ...
HAITI & TOURISM - #1 Clinton Global Initiative
... and we were given "closeup views" of two major World Heritage Sites the new roads and access. Wow, The Citadel is the largest fortress in Western Hemisphere and so grand and impressive: and San Souci Palace, reminiscent of French palaces. The slave revolt that led to Haiti becoming the first freed black republic and the building of these fortifications against the British and the French….against slavery and colonization, were beyond belief. For ...
Market days and soccer
... and even though we had many more chances than our opponents we ended up losing 1-0. I had Bebeto try and take some pictures of me while I was playing as proof, but none of the action shots (of which there were a few, I wasn't walking the whole time) came out well so I put up one of me during a down time between plays as verification that I actually played. All in all I had a great time and was very grateful that the doctors included me and ...
Hike and a visit to Cap
... about meeting everyone and really curious about everyone's jobs, and mentioned wanting to come visit the hospital to check things out, so maybe I'll get a chance to show him around before I leave. He was sure to ask if we'd be able to help him if he broke his ankle playing basketball.
As my time starts to wind down (just over 5 weeks left) I'm trying to think of things that I need to do before I leave, so if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears! ...
Beach and more soccer
... take any pictures on the way because I was too busy holding on as we bumped along the dirt roads to the coast. Don't worry though, as you can see I made good use of my camera once we got there. The beach was exactly what you'd expect on a Caribbean island, and the beautiful weather didn't hurt either. Although it's a public beach, a few of the locals who spend most of their time there have committed themselves to cleaning it up and making it look presentable ...