Category Archives: Places

Beautiful Île à Vache

Posted on 24 February, 2012 by

We made a quick visit to Île à Vache a few weeks ago. I’ve wanted to go since I arrived 4 years ago, and am glad I got the chance. It is a small, unspoiled island off the coast, near … Continue reading →

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Citadelle Laferrière

Posted on 21 February, 2012 by

This is not well-written but if I don’t post it now, I probably never will. More and better quality photos can be found here. It was Sunday and we were a little late getting going. The day ended up with … Continue reading →

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Attachments

Posted on 1 October, 2010 by

When I was home a few weeks ago, my family was helping my mother prepare to leave the home that I grew up in.  It was time for her to downsize. The house sold the weekend I arrived, and my … Continue reading →

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NYT

Posted on 4 June, 2010 by

The Rhapsody of Port-au-Prince’s Streets By DAMIEN CAVE New York Times Published: June 3, 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The gray Toyota Corolla edged closer to the center of the intersection, trying to sneak past the man with a limp, directing … Continue reading →

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A view to die for

Posted on 14 January, 2009 by

This is the view from the front galeri of the Mennonite missionaries in Villa. Can you imagine waking up to this every morning? Villa is near Cote de Fer on the south coast. The river in the middle is the … Continue reading →

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Ferdil

Posted on 22 November, 2008 by

On Wednesday we took a trip to Ferdil to see the tilapia fish ponds. I’ll write more about that in the future and post the photos. I made a friend while I was there. This boy spent some time talking … Continue reading →

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Nutrition Assessment Day, Part I

Posted on 21 September, 2008 by

Yesterday was my first experience with nutrition field work. We decided to do an emergency rapid nutrition assessment in our zone to take a measurement of the effect of the hurricanes on the nutrition status of children under the age … Continue reading →

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Hotel El Rancho

Posted on 3 July, 2008 by

I had a difficult trip out of Haiti last week. After waiting all day in the airport in Port au Prince, American Airlines canceled the flight – just before dark. They offered to put me up in a hotel that … Continue reading →

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Port au Prince, Part 1

Posted on 27 April, 2008 by

Now to make my family nervous……. The reason I haven’t posted for a few days is because I was in PaP with a couple of co-workers. We traveled in Thursday afternoon for meetings early Friday. It was good to see … Continue reading →

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Baltimor

Posted on 15 April, 2008 by

or Baltimo, depending on who’s writing it. It’s where I went today, and it was a difficult day. I went out with three of the community nurses for a vaccination clinic to this remote place. For those of you who … Continue reading →

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