Hail

Posted on May 22, 2011 by biffy317

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 rain. The first day of rain brough with it a very unexpected surprise, hail! The sisters had told me before that it hailed but I thought either I didn’t understand or I just didn’t believe them. But I saw it with my very own eyes and immediately asked, Impossilbe, How the heck is their hail in Haiti? Which brought some laughter. I still don’t understand how hail comes when it’s 90 degrees outside.

About biffy317

This blog is about my year in Haiti. I came here not speaking the language, not having a clear idea of what I will be doing to a small, impoverished country in the middle of a crisis. Haitians have A LOT of sayings and one of them is Piti gren fe gro pie bwa, which means a little seed makes a big tree. I hope that my time here will be fruitful and also to participate and observe as Haiti grows and flourishes as well. Seeds need a lot of time, a good foundation, and help from others to grow.
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