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Driving into Dawn
Pastor Akim, one of MoHI’s regular drivers, must like to get up early. He tells me we will leave at 5 am for my ten o’clock flight out of PAP. I ask him to knock on my door in the … Continue reading
Posted in Haiti
Tagged billboards, Grnad Goave, Haiti, MoHI, PAP, Port Au Prince, tap tap
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Haiti is for Lovers
By and large the people who carve out a piece of their life to work in Haiti are interesting folk. There are new missionaries every time I return to Mirlitone and, aside from the over-zealous, I enjoy them. Occasionally someone’s … Continue reading
Building Stairs
Yesterday we began building the main stairs at Mission of Hope, our first permanent concrete stairs. Like all ‘first days’ of a new phase in the work, it goes very slow and the miscommunication is rampant. It takes us about … Continue reading
Short on Olympians, Long on Olympic Spirit
Five athletes represent Haiti in the London 2012 Olympics, four are Haitian-American track and field athletes from the United States; Linous Desravine, judoka, is the sole Haitian native to compete in London. The country has only five competitive tracks, three … Continue reading
The Limits of Civilization
I am on vacation in Colorado; the mountains are gorgeous, the cycling invigorating, the hot tub soothing, the family company comforting. This is the sort of week that induces the awkward poser to post a bit of puff, about Colorado’s … Continue reading
Tim Ferriss and Me
You’ve seen him; the four hour guy. “The Four Hour Work Week”, “The Four Hour Chef”, “The Four Hour Marriage” (oops, that one hasn’t come out yet). Tim Ferriss stands in complete wrinkled splendor on this Sunday’s NY Times Travel … Continue reading
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Tagged duffle bags, NY Times, Stephanie Rosenbloom, Tim Ferriss, travel
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Celebrating the Occasion
One hallmark of Haitian culture is gathering together to mark the start of an event. A collective pause or prayer precedes daily meals, laborers gather before each work day; and we mark construction milestones with impromptu but elaborate ceremonies. At … Continue reading
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Tagged BeLikeBrit, BLB, concrete, Grand Goave, Haiti, Mission of Hope, MoHI
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Malaria
The rainy season is dwindling, which means mosquitos are on the wane, yet malaria continues to circle all around us. During my last trip Nathan, Gama’s three year old son, contracted malaria; seeing his tiny curly headed body shivering under … Continue reading
Thank You to all my Readers
Yesterday, July 1, marked the mid-point in my yearlong commitment to Haiti. In a happy coincidence the same day marked The Awkward Pose’s highest daily readership and the blog surpassed 10,000 hits. Thanks to all of you who are regular and occasional readers. … Continue reading
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Conversion
Every moment we breathe in, every moment we breathe out. Every breath seems the same, yet currents of opportunity whisper through our subconscious until all at once, we realize the wind has changed and we are sailing in a different … Continue reading
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