Monthly Archives: May 2011

Last Saturday, I walked around town with my two guides, Emmanuel and Maurice, a seventh and fourth grade boy. I didn’t realize quite how big Ouanaminthe is. We walked to another border crossing where there is a huge factory. In … Continue reading →

I was playing basketball one Tuesday afternoon with some sixth and seventh grade boys, wearing my jean skirt which does not have the best mobility for jump shots. Carl, one of the seventh grade boys, has started to say s— … Continue reading →

I had my first excursion to the beach last week which took a little convincing to go. Sleeping under a tent is not something that you willingly choose to do in Haiti. I went with a friend, Becca, who is … Continue reading →

April has also been kite season here. The first kite I saw was in the trees which I didn’t recognize as a kite until seeing a little boy running down the road trying to make his kite fly. They use … Continue reading →

April showers have come to Ouanaminthe and thank goodness. It hasn’t rained since January which has been hard for the farmers. The sisters haven’t been able to plant a large portion of their garden because they’ve been waiting for the … Continue reading →

I asked Isaac, one of the fifthe grade boys, why they stay so long to play soccer on Friday. He said that it was in their class schedule. He pulled out his notebook and showed me his handwritten class schedule … Continue reading →

In the past two weeks, I ‘ve ended up having to be the substitute teachers for the kindergartner class and the second grade class. The hardest part is not cracking a smile. The kids love to come up and ask … Continue reading →

One question that has confused me here is asking how many children are in a family. The response is always given with how many children the mother has. I asked the sisters why do you say the mother and not … Continue reading →