2013
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Bakery of Charity
Someone from a nearby orphanage came by our bakery last week giving us a paper asking if we could please give them some free bread for their Christmas meal with the kids. That sounded like a worthwihle cause, so on Christmas Eve I purchased six…
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Finding Small Change in Haiti is an Uphill Battle
One reason shopping can be difficult here is that many stores simply do not have change. Restaurants either. Roadside stands are the same way. Even Deli Mart, a semi-nice grocery chain, frequently does not have small change. Woe to the customer who doesn’t have exact…
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Disclaimer: This post is somewhat gross
Yesterday I started feeling not so good. Then in the afternoon I started felling even worse. At one point I hit the end of myself and laid down on the concrete floor of the bakery, feeling terrible. It was around this time I started puking…
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Hitting the Ground Stumbling
After a very tiring trip, which may or may not have involved getting little sleep in Ft. Lauderdale, I arrived back in good ol’ Haiti. Honestly, the transition back here was less shocking than my transition back to the States several months ago. I think…
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Back in America
Currently I’m back in the States. There is reverse culture shock, but not too bad. Some of the garden variety, and some a bit more. The garden variety includes being surprised at things like the driving being so rule-based, or the paved roads being so…
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Pictures
The village Ravine Seche. It sits in a small valley (ravine) between two sets of hills. I took this picture up where I sometimes walk to get good cell phone reception. A creek runs through town and out to the ocean. A Catholic mission came…
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More at Home
(Also written a bit ago, but the basic thoughts still hold, though I still have ups and downs out here regularly) I’ve turned a corner out here in my remote corner of Haiti. Instead of an outsider, I’m beginning to feel like an insider. There…
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Wedding
I attended this nearby wedding several weeks ago. I didn’t know either the bride or groom, but attended for cultural curiosity. And because Ironce, my landlord, invited ne. Here is a brief report, better late than never. I’ll start with a couple pictures. The first…
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A Long Wait
(written about a week ago) I’m sitting outside by the ocean. It’s evening and there is a brilliantly gorgeous sunset, the shimmering hues of pink and blues reflecting on the water. A sailboat is lazily rolling by, the gentle sound of lapping water soothing my…
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The Other Side
Today a team from America came to Ravine Seche to do a medical clinic. I didn’t know any of them. Getting to see things from the “other side” was a bit disorienting. I suppose at some point I’ll become so discombobulated I won’t know which…