Slept from 10:30 pm til 6:30 am in cool beachside hotel room. Sienna and I cant get over how much cooler it is in Cap Haitian than in Port au Prince. Morning coffee with fresh mango and pineapple!Sienna and I … Read More
Sans Souci Palace and the Citadelle I cannot believe I am sitting on a gorgeous beach in Okap(northern district of Haiti) drinking a pina colada and watching Haitians and American tourists play in the surf. Sienna is out cold on … Read More
Today we traveled to Cap Haitien via the Sans Souci bus. Speaking Kreyol is a huge help with understanding “check your bag over there” and “here is the waiting room” and “the bus leaves in 30 minutes”. We did NOT … Read More
Refreshed after a shower, I am sitting in the guest house listening to the nightly rainstorm. Haiti rain is like no other rain I have experienced. It comes suddenly and loudly, with crashing thunder and torrents of water. Sort of … Read More
Coffee overlooking the sea Morning coffee overlooking the bay at our hotel, listening to the crashing waves on the rocks below. Sienna and I walked down to the beach after breakfast, but decided we did not want to swim. We … Read More
Last time we came to Jacmel I remember a terrifying ride through the mountains, but this trip was pleasant and completed in exactly two hours. We complimented our driver, Geffrard, for not scaring us to death! Jacmel looks a lot … Read More
Since Sienna and I are travelling in Haiti this week, I want to share this article with my readers. Is it safe to travel to Haiti?
After a week working at St Vincents, the team is flying home to Tennessee, Connecticut, North Carolina, Illinois, Missouri and Ohio. Sienna and I are living our dream of vacationing for a week in Haiti. We have hoped to do … Read More
Tonight at the guest house we snack on peanut M&Ms and work on Zentangles with Sonya. We all separate tomorrow to our homes in different states, after working side by side for a week in the heat and sharing our … Read More
Our last day at the school is always full of emotion. We all have about 17 things on our list that we want to do that day, and usually we manage 8 or 10. Things done and left undone, as … Read More