Category Archives: Haiti

Haiti Relief – A Personal Status Report

Posted on 03/17/2012 by paulefallon

A frequent question I get when I am in the United States is, “Are things improving in Haiti?”  My response is an affirmative because things are improving in Haiti.  Every time I land in Port au Prince there are fewer … Continue reading →

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Architecture Grand Goave

Posted on 03/11/2012 by paulefallon

The other day I stopped short at the site of this elegant little building, the only one I have seen in Grand Goave that approaches the designation architecture.  I say that because it does what so much good architecture does; … Continue reading →

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Walking Home

Posted on 03/08/2012 by paulefallon

Towards the end of my stint in Haiti, when construction is under control, I try to knock off early and walk home. It is about a quarter mile from my home base at the BLB site to the school, then … Continue reading →

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Photo Tribute

Posted on 03/07/2012 by paulefallon

Yesterday we finished pouring the concrete on the second floor of BeLikeBrit orphanage, a task that took seven weeks from building the formwork to installing the rebar to placing the concrete.  The last pout was 55 cubic yards of concrete, … Continue reading →

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Pay Day in Grand Goave

Posted on 03/05/2012 by paulefallon

One of the highlights of my stints in Haiti is pay day, which comes midway through each trip.  When I heard that Saturday was a half work day I figured that it would be a lighter day than the others, … Continue reading →

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Ad for Construction Assistance for MoHI School

Posted on 03/02/2012 by paulefallon

I hope my regular readers will pardon me putting an ad in the blog.  We are looking for a consturction supervisor for the MoHI School; this post is linked to several job search sites. Use Your Construction Experience to Help Rebuild … Continue reading →

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Many Hands Make Light Work

Posted on 02/29/2012 by paulefallon

‘Many hands make light work’ was one of my mother’s favorite phrases.  She said it at the end of every evening’s dinner, inducing each of us to clean up our own plate.  The phrase took on new meaning for me … Continue reading →

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A Day at the (Concrete) Races

Posted on 02/29/2012 by paulefallon

There are reality TV shows about Maine loggers and Bering Strait fisherman and wild men who sleep in camel carcasses.  Can a show about competitive construction be far behind?  Kim, the incredible volunteer from Ohio who is here for three … Continue reading →

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Haitian Breakfast

Posted on 02/09/2012 by paulefallon

Breakfast is not a big deal in Haiti. Although people are up at 5 or 6 am and busy about their work, no one seems to eat early in the day.  Since I am used to a hearty breakfast, I … Continue reading →

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Images of the City Rebuilding

Posted on 02/08/2012 by paulefallon

For architects and urban planners of a certain age Kevin Lynch’s The Image of the City is a formative book.  It forecast the end of Modernism, from Brasilia and Chandigarh’s gargantuism to the soulless banality of Pruitt-Igoe and Co-op City.  … Continue reading →

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