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In A Country of Teenagers, A Young Man Grows Up
Haiti is a country of teenagers. I did not originate that saying, Renee did, but it is the best single description of the place I’ve heard. Teenagers are unformed yet egotistical, lack competence yet are overconfident, wound others recklessly yet … Continue reading
Holding Hands
As a politically correct American, the only place I ever touch someone in public is their right hand to my right hand. There are rare exceptions. I might give my friends or my children a hug if we meet at … Continue reading
Twin Construction of Different Fathers
I am spending more time at the Mission of Hope School site this trip to Haiti. The Be Like Brit orphanage is moving along very well; there is so much repetition now the crews need less supervision while some work … Continue reading
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Tagged Be Like Brit, BLB, construction, Grand Goave, Haiti, Len Gengal, Lex Edme, MoHI
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My Guide on the Long Walk Home
I have reverted to my habit of walking home. Lex and Renee and Gama all tell me it is safe, but do so with a shrug that contradicts their words. If they advised against it, I would not walk, as … Continue reading
Posted in Haiti
Tagged Grand Goave, Haiti, Rogers and Hammerstein, security, walking
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Christlove
Somewhere along their path of benevolent deeds, Lex and Renee picked up Clara and her two children, Makenlove and Christlove. I cannot imagine what possessed the single mother to tack ‘love’ on the end of her children’s names, but it … Continue reading
Haiti Washing Away
Midafternoon clouds came over the mountains from the south, the sky turned black, the construction crews scrambled for cover and we had a fifteen minute deluge. It ended a quick as it began, the sun returned, and everyone went back … Continue reading
Ford vs. Kids
I know how to drive. I even own a serviceable if unglamorous Toyota Corolla, though I rarely log even a hundred miles a month on it. Cycling always gives me a thrill, and I bike many more miles than I … Continue reading
Architecture Grand Goave
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
Walking Home
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
Pay Day in Grand Goave
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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