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the Month of March has Arrived – and time Marches on
Hard to believe I’ve been here 3 months. My Visa officially expires tomorrow. But I’m working on becoming a resident so it’s Ok. Part of the process of becoming a Haitian resident is getting a physical. To that end I went to a local clinic…
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Things One Sees in Haiti
Think I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating, one never knows what they will see next in Haiti. Case in point, while I was typing the above sentence the guest house plunged into darkness as our electricity shut off. Luckily the battery on my…
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Daily Excitement and Daily Poverty
In Haiti, roads chew up cars. Granted, the primary inter-city roads aren’t too bad, but in Port-au Prince the best streets are heavily pot-holed and the worst all but impassable. Today I was behind the wheel perhaps four hours running errands. With no A/C I…
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Narrating Pertinent Happenings
The last several weeks have been nonstop. So busy I’m dizzy. Therefore I requested today (Monday) off – and it was granted. Last night I slept 14 hours! Holy smokes. Then late this morning I was happily munching cereal whilst watching others work. After getting…
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Degaje (day-gah-zay)
This commonly used Haitian term literally means, “Get By,” and has the idea of, “Just make it work somehow,” or, “Jerry Rig it.” Examples of Degaje abound, and to be honest they drive me nuts. I prefer things to be done “correctly,” whatever that means.…
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A Detailed Summary of my Saturday
Breakfast at 7am. Two pieces of french toast with a side of mango fruit, washed down with juice. Meet Barry to go jogging. We plan to drive to a big hill and run up it. But the car won’t start (our not so trusty 4runner). …
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Driving in Port-au Prince, Haiti
So Heartline has four vehicles I get to drive around Port-au Prince. One of them is a 1992 Toyota 4runner. Just like the picture below: Except our 4runner “put itself out there” and now doesn’t look (or drive) so nice as perhaps it once did:…
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Running
Running in the Dallas Airport I didn’t think I could make it another step, the mountain of luggage slung around my shoulders weighing me down like a boat anchor. People were looking at me weird, their eyebrows raised, just as I usually do to others…
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Obama Won, Grab Your Water Pistols and Head for the Hills!
While many were downcast by the election results, others were thrilled. Among the latter… Popular Science Magazine. Here is a quote from their Wednesday article: What a relief, many of us thought this morning. We re-elected a president who supports public funding for research (truthfully,…
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Kicking off Halloween in Horror
This morning (Halloween day) I went to the DMV and oh, what a horrorible place that is. They talk about the rise and fall of civilizations. If the “wait time” at the Driver’s License Bureau is any indication, I’d say America is on the rocks.…
