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5 Years after the Haiti Earthquake: 20 Visits & 10 Gifts Received
Five years ago, an earthquake devastated Haiti. Hundreds of thousands of people died, though exact numbers are elusive in that imprecise country. International aid poured in. Some helped, much didn’t, despite First World hubris that we would ‘build back better’. … Continue reading
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Tagged Be Like Brit, Grand Goaave, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, Mission of Hope, Mission of Hope International
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Return to Haiti: Saint Boniface Hospital Infectious Disease Pavilion
I am off to Haiti early Monday morning, taking a familiar trip that I haven’t made in over a year. I’ll be traveling with Conor Shapiro, Executive Director of Saint Boniface Hospital in Fond des Blancs, the largest hospital in … Continue reading
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Tagged Be Like Brit, Conor Shapiro, Fond des Blancs, Grand Goave, Haiti, Mission of Hope, Saint Boniface Hospital
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Giving Thanks for the Unexpected
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
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Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, Dieunison, Haiti, Mission of Hope, Sean Collins, Thanksgiving
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Haiti Update
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
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Tagged Architecture by Moonlight, Be Like Brit, BLB, Fond des Blancs, Grand Goave, Haiti, Mission of Hope, MoHI, Saint Boniface
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Favorite Picture of 2012
I am on vacation this week, but want to share this wonderful picture of students on the stairs of the Mission of Hope school. Happy New Year to all.
Finished…
Architectural design is a process that begins with grand concepts and evolves into tedious minutiae. It is not always linear, we often circle back to ensure that the part and the whole work together, but in general architects work from … Continue reading
Everybody is Here!
Haiti has nine million people. I often say that if you come here for a week you see half of them; everyone lives outside and people love to spend their time parading the streets. Any activity brings hoards of onlookers … Continue reading
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
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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