Tag Archives: Haiti

Giving Thanks for the Unexpected

Posted on 11/27/2014 by paulefallon

Of the many, many things I have to be thankful for today, Dieunison stands out as the most unexpected blessing in my life. When he adopted me in 2010 I could not have realized how much he would personify everything … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, Dieunison, Haiti, Mission of Hope, Sean Collins, Thanksgiving | 2 Comments

Boston Globe Magazine – Raising Roofs to Sweeping Dirt

Posted on 11/17/2014 by paulefallon

Architecture by Moonlight has officially launched! Many thanks to Susanne Althoff, Francis Storrs, Hans Schulz, and the Boston Globe Magazine for publishing an excerpt; New England Mobile Book Fair, Book Ends, Harvard Bookstore, and Calamus for hosting readings, Joe McDonough … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, BJ Krintzman, Book Ends, Boston Globe Magazine, Calamus Bookstore, Fancis Storrs, Felicia M. Gordon, Haiti, Hans Schulz, Harvard Book Store, Medium, MIT Alumni Association, New England Mobile Book Fair, NewTV, Susanne Althoff | Leave a comment

Architecture by Moonlight

Posted on 10/16/2014 by paulefallon

Architecture by Moonlight: Rebuilding Haiti, Redrafting a Life, is available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and University of Missouri Press. Please join me at an author event around Boston, and attend a remembrance at the Cambridge Public Library on January … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, BJ Krintzman, Book Ends, Calumus Bookstore, Cambridge Public Library, Haiti, Harvard Book Store, New England Mobile Book Fair, NewTV, Paul E. Fallon, Porter Square Books, Trident Booksellers | 2 Comments

Haiti Update

Posted on 06/09/2014 by paulefallon

Many readers of The Awkward Pose became followers during my period of working in Haiti. It has been months since I wrote about Haiti, so here is some news: 1. Mission of Hope school is up and running. … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, Be Like Brit, BLB, Fond des Blancs, Grand Goave, Haiti, Mission of Hope, MoHI, Saint Boniface | 4 Comments

Remember Haiti

Posted on 01/12/2014 by paulefallon

Today is the fourth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake. 250,000 people died. Aid flooded in, some seeped out. The disaster has been eclipsed by Oklahoma tornadoes and Philippine typhoons and New York City hurricanes. Most Haitians have reestablished a daily … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged earthquake, Haiti, New York Times | 1 Comment

A Final Haitian Exchange

Posted on 11/03/2013 by paulefallon

The Hotel Olaffson was distinctly less magical on the morning of the Day of the Dead. I got up shortly after seven to dress and pack; we had to leave for the airport by eight. I decided to replenish our … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Day of the Dead, Goudes, Haiti, Hotel Olaffson | 2 Comments

Graham Greene Slept Here…Me, Not so Much

Posted on 11/01/2013 by paulefallon

In the 1960’s, Al Seitz struggled to maintain at least one guest in residence at Port-au-Prince’s Hotel Olaffson to ward off Papa Doc Duvalier from appropriating the most famous watering hole in the Caribbean. That still didn’t curb the Brooklyn … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Day of the Dead, Graham Greene, Haiti, Halloween, Hotel Olaffson, John Barrymore, Port Au Prince, Richard Moree, The Comedians, voodoo | 3 Comments

Return to Haiti

Posted on 10/27/2013 by paulefallon

The flight from Boston to Miami was uneventful. I had my usual exit row window seat, 18F. Next to me was a geeky young blond guy who nodded in greeting before donning headphones for the duration. I boarded the flight … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged American Airlines, Grand Goave, Haiti, Miami | Leave a comment

With Less Aid, a Stronger Haiti will Emerge

Posted on 09/11/2013 by paulefallon

This is an article by Tate Watkins that was originally published in The Globe and Mail on September 5, 2013 Earlier this year, Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck released Fatal Assistance, a documentary that eviscerated the international response to the January, 2010, earthquake that struck … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged foreign aid, Haiti, Tate Watkins, The Globe and Mail | Leave a comment

Be Like Brit Dines Among the Big Boys

Posted on 06/07/2013 by paulefallon

Last night Be Like Brit orphanage in Haiti won the McGraw-Hill / Engineering News Record 2013 Best Global Project Award for Residential / Hospitality projects. We were honored along with two other community-based efforts in the developing world: the El … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiti | Tagged Be Like Brit, Best Global Projects, China Central Television, CUSD, El Rodeo Suspension Bridge, Engineering News Record, ENR, Haiti, Handel Architects, McGraw-Hill, Michael Arad, National 911 Memorial, Rem Koolhaus, Renzo Piano, The Shard | 3 Comments