Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Back to Haiti

We got into Port au Prince on time and our bags arrived and Thony was there to meet us (at what was close enough to being) on time. So that was a good start for the time we have here. We ran around town to get art supplies and stock up on food for the month and then drove to Petit Goave (PG).

But not without getting stopped by the UN, first. Which is a fairly constant thing with Thony. He really needs to get the government stickers for his windshield fixed...

We're staying at the Wesleyan compound (which used to be a UN compound) in PG and the actually have a entire house that we're renting from them. So we moved into the house and got the H2O running. We met the pastor's wife (Madam Paster - that's really what she goes by, we never got a name from her!) and one of her daughters and Dave, who lives with the family and will probably be really helpful for Sarah and I to have around.
And showered. After traveling and shopping and moving in, it was one of the best showers everrrrrrr. And I don't mind the cold water, but the faucet is about a foot too short for me to fit under. Soooo, we'll see how that goes.

I'm back!!

Yes, I'm still alive!

Apologies for the lack of updates but there were some major problems with the internet connection while we were in Petit Goave.

Anyways, I wrote down all of what would have been blog entries in a journal, so I'm going to put those up as quickly as possible. I know it's after-the-fact, and it might not be quite as exciting since it's not in the moment, but please please still read them! It was an experience that is very important to me and I'd love to tell you all about it!

I'm going to put them up here as they were written because frankly, that's just easier for me :)
But just to clear up any confusion, I am actually back from Haiti, the posts are just going up a bit later than I would have liked...

We shall start from the beginning! ...