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Concrete Night
I am sitting at a picnic table under a bare bulb in the middle of Mission of Hope. It is 6:45 pm, which in Haiti means it is black as midnight. I will try to describe the scene, but it … Continue reading
Twin Tales of Darkness
Haiti is not nearly so dark as it used to be. The electrical grid in Grand Goave, which ran maybe four to six hours per day during the year after the earthquake, now operates about twenty hours a day and … Continue reading
Buckeyes in Haiti
I often describe Haiti as magical, and I am not alone in that view. Mysticism is strong here where ancient voudou merges the physical and the spirit world. It also provides context for the daily trials of people with so … Continue reading
Construction by Hand
A five gallon bucket is a foot in diameter and just over a foot tall. It will take over 11,000 buckets of concrete, carried from the mixer by hand and up a ladder, to pour the second floor of the … Continue reading
What Am I Doing Here?
It’s Sunday, New Year’s Day in Haiti. I have the day off. People have wondered what am I doing here, so perhaps this is a good time to lay out a day in the life of Mister Paul, l’architect, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Be Like Brit, Britney Gengel, construction, Haiti, Len Gengel, Mission of Hope
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2011 – The Year of Living Consicously
If Socrates’ maxim “an unexamined life is not worth living” rings true, I lived 2011 with a vengeance. January Abby and I visit Haiti for a week to lay out the foundations of the Be Like Brit orphanage. We stop … Continue reading
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Tagged cycling, Haiti, Mission of Hope, new year, Pedaling Principles, TRO JB
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Jenison 3
The first person I saw in Grand Goave, of course, was Jenison, standing outside the gate at Mission of Hope as casually as if he had just happened by, as purposefully as if he had not moved a muscle since … Continue reading
The Only Way out is Through
The weather forecast for Port Au Prince was optimal; high of 90, low of 75, sunny for days. Late December is the coolest time of year in Haiti; it is not uncommon to see natives wearing sweaters. So when I … Continue reading
JFK Connection to Haiti
There are two ways to fly from Boston to Haiti, American through Miami or Fort Lauderdale, or Delta through New York. Most flights leave early in the day so the planes can deposit folks in Port Au Prince and then … Continue reading
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