tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22543261388931761942024-03-19T02:13:06.548-06:00Crazy Cat LadyAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.comBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-91338919288235396092012-05-14T21:34:00.001-06:002012-05-14T21:34:55.993-06:00Haiti, Day 14<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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Well, today was my last full day in Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is amazing how fast trips go!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was going to say vacations, but this really
was not a vacation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyways, we were all
on the bus this morning by 8:30am and we headed off to do some shopping.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went to a place called the Metal Art
Market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We weren’t sure what to expect
but it had been recommended by several people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It ended up just being a neighborhood where multiple homes sold metal
art.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We wandered down the street, crossing
occasionally, going in and out of houses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At the first house there were two kitties!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One black one that had an old sore on his
head and an infected eye, and a tabby that didn’t want much to do with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were both pretty skinny, but so
adorable!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The black one was meowing and
begging for attention, so I gave him some scrubs for a while.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t think I even looked at any art in
that house, I just petted Mr. Kitty.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
guess it could have been Miss Kitty….<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Oh
well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moving on… Ang and I bought a few
pieces of art at the various houses and then we moved on.</div>
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Our next stop was another market place that just had general
souvenirs and art work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On our way
there, we stopped in front of the Presidential Palace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had heard a few people mention that
building, but never really thought much of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>But it turns out, that it is this massive white building that has some
major structural damage.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It happened
during the earthquake and it, so far, has never been fixed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a way, it gave me a better sense of how
strong the earthquake actually was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
few students stepped out of the bus to take better pictures, but as soon as the
bus stopped we were surrounded by street vendors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t really want to fight my way through
them, so I didn’t get off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course, I
sort of regret that now because I wish I had better pictures!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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So we left the palace and headed off to the market.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were part way there when we heard several
loud pops in a row.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wasn’t really
paying attention but heard a student ask if that was gunfire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We look to our left and see all these people
running down the street, followed by several armed policemen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was pretty crazy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I didn’t feel like I was in danger, and that
same thing could happen in any city in the entire world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it was still rather intense.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It turned out that the market was just half a
block from that area, so no one really wanted to get off the bus and walk
around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Instead, we headed to
lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We ate at a place called
Muncheez.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adorable, right?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang & I got a cheese pizza to share, and
it was surprisingly delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
lunch, we went to a nearby hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
nurses got off the bus and took a quick tour of the TB clinic, while the rest
of us waited.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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After that, we headed back to the UN base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You would think that by now the guards would
recognize us, but apparently not.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
took us a few minutes to get in and then we drove to the United Nations
Development Project.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There we met with
several people from the UNDP, and learned more about their work.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They focus on the following five areas;
democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery,
environment and energy, and HIV/AIDS.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They were all very interesting and informative presentations, which was
a nice way to end the trip.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
there until just after 5pm and then headed back to HHH.</div>
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We got to HHH and had to say goodbye to Herald, our interpreter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has been so great to us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has a great attitude and sense of humor,
plus he was really patient with us!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And
I am sure we had to be pretty annoying!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>After Herald left we ate dinner and then had a quick meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We just talked about tomorrow and how it was going
to go, and then just what would happen when we got home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We also discussed having a fund raiser for
Herald.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He used to rent a building and
teach Haitians English, but ended up losing the building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He has been trying to open up a new school
but just does not have the funds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, we
are going to try and raise $1,000 to help him start his school.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wouldn’t that be great?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it really isn’t even that much money!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hooray!</div>
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After our meeting a big group of us played a game called the
Resistance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was pretty fun.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of them played it the last few nights,
so me and Ang were a bit lost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next time
I’ll be better!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I did a little bit of
packing, got in the shower, and now I am just hanging out.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I need to go to bed but really wanted to get
my blog up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Especially since it is the
last day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am ready to go home in a lot
of way, but it still kind of sucks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll
miss Ang (she is headed to Peru) and Greg and Michelle and really, just being a
part of something.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When you do a study
abroad program, you are never alone!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Which can be a bad thing, but when you get home it can be hard to adjust
to being by yourself (not that I will always be alone, but you know what I
mean!).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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So, what is the main thing I will not miss?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Being stared at.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get stared at everywhere we go.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not just glanced at or occasionally looked at…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get full on stares.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sure that most Haitians have seen plenty
of foreigners but I guess a bus-full of them is pretty weird.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We get double takes, and pointed at, and sometimes
one person in a group will see us, say something, and everyone flips around
really quick to stare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am just not a
fan of it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t like to be the center
of attention!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And while you know we will
get stared at, you don’t know if the reaction will be positive or
negative.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes we get smiles and
waves, other times we get angry hand gestures.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>And I don’t blame them if they aren’t happy to see us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But it is still no fun.</div>
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While there are many things I won’t miss (cold showers, weird
food, sleeping under a mosquito net, sharing a room with 9 other girls, waking
up early, humidity and heat, living out of a suitcase, etc) there are a few
things I will miss.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll miss our bus
driver, Olin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is so funny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He doesn’t speak a ton of English (though I
think he speaks more than he lets on) but always is laughing and trying to
communicate with us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And he is such a
good driver!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I keep saying that if I
come back to Haiti and start my own NGO I will hire him as my driver.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ll also miss Gracie.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is the dog that is running around
HHH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She is adorable!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve really liked having her around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I’ll miss having a plan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I really like that I don’t have to decide
what to do with my day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I just have to
get up, and be on the bus.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Like I said
before, I’ll miss being part of a group and having adventures together.</div>
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Anyways, I need to go to bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is 11:30pm, which is the latest I have
stayed up this whole trip!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And I didn’t
really do much of my packing so I better get on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Tomorrow we don’t have to be on the bus until
9:30am and then our flight doesn’t leave until like 1pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we get to New York we are planning on
going in the city as we have a twelve hour layover.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unless we get stuck in customs or something…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ang & I want to just hop in a cab and
head off to Lombardi’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They make the
best pizza I have ever had.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Delicious!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, we’ll see.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, I’m off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next time I write, I’ll be in the
states.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Crazy!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More metal art</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adorable!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I liked this one, except for the dog is a bit creepy</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A skinny dog, laying in the yard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A man making metal art</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More metal art</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Presidential Palace</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us with the UNDP people we met with</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Us with Gracie, Herald, and Olin</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-78890864448937665272012-05-13T19:22:00.003-06:002012-05-13T19:24:55.338-06:00Haiti, Day 13Today was the beach day!
I got on the bus at 8:30am and we hit the road! I rode in the front seat today because I
wanted to try it out. It was actually a
bit scary at first! Olin is a crazy (but
good) driver and being up front just emphasizes that! Anyways, it took us about 2 ½ hours to get to
Indigo Beach. I wasn’t sure what to
expect, but sort of figured we were just going to a public beach. It ended up being a big resort which you had
to pay to get in to and then they had a big buffet for lunch. As we arrived, we followed a big UN truck in
to the parking lot and there were several other UN trucks already there. Apparently this is what the UN army does on
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So we got in line to get in to the resort, paid, and found a
chair on the beach. It was a really nice
place with a massive swimming pool, dining area, music, etc. Ang & I sunscreened up (Greg however did
not put very much on, even though I recommended it…) and then we got in the
water. It was a gorgeous day and the
water was beautiful. However, we were
surrounded by men! Men were everywhere! There was probably like only ten other women
there. It was crazy! Anyway, we stayed in the water for a while,
swam out to the buoys, and then went and sat down on our beach chairs. We all hung out until lunch time and then hit
the buffet (which ended up being pretty good).</div>
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After the buffet we got back in the water for a bit, did
some swimming, tried to communicate with Olin (he is so patient with us!),
etc. Went back and sat in our chairs for
a while. I bought some art work. We ordered a beverage. Me and Ang got some bracelet’s. That’s about it. We left around 3:30pm and headed back to
HHH. We got stuck for age’s part way
home because there was a carnival going on.
Other than that it was a pretty smooth ride. Anyways, I got pretty sunburned (whoops) as
did pretty much everyone else. I hopped
in the shower. We ate dinner. Called my Momma (Happy Mother’s Day!). And now, here I am. </div>
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Well, tomorrow is our last full day here. I honestly can’t believe it; it has gone so
fast! I am pretty ready to go home in a
lot of ways (selfish ways, of course) but I honestly think I will be back here
one day. Maybe next year, maybe in ten
years. Who knows. Anyway…
I should get some sleep. We have
a full day tomorrow!</div>
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</tbody></table>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-87192053902735192172012-05-13T19:12:00.000-06:002012-05-13T19:24:10.456-06:00Haiti, Day 12Today we were on the bus by 6:30am, and headed off to
Pignon. We were on our way to meet with
an organization called Haiti Outreach.
The bus ride was about four hours and the last hour and half was a dirt
road. During this last stretch we also
had to cross several small rivers. Fortunately,
they were pretty low and we were able to cross smoothly. We arrived at Haiti Outreach and met with the
founder, Neil. He started the
organization about 20 years ago and the main thing they do is to dig wells in
communities in Haiti. They also support
other projects such as building schools, etc.
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In order to have a well built in your area, you have to
write a letter to OH and have several people from the village sign in support
of a well. Then OH will visit the
village to meet with the community and determine if they are a good candidate. One thing OH really focuses on is making sure
that the projects they do will be maintained long after they leave. In order to do this, each well gets a guard,
who is paid to guard the well when it is open.
Also, people in the community are trained to fix the well if it ever
breaks. This way, they are not relying
on outsiders to come and get the water working again. After talking to Neil for a while, we headed
off to lunch. We ate in this woman’s
house, who uses the first level as a restaurant. We couldn’t all fit, so some of us went and
ate in her actual home. For $3 we all
got a massive plate of rice, this delicious bean sauce, meat of some sort (I
did not eat it and can’t tell you what it was… probably goat), and a soda. It was so good! The bean sauce was this thick dark stuff that
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After lunch Neil asked us if we wanted to walk through the
village market. We agreed because we
have driven through several of them, but not been able to see on up close
before. So we drove over, lined up, and
he led us through the market. It was
pretty intense. You could tell some
people were irritated that we were there, I got flicked with water, a lot of
people came up and demanded money, most of us saw a pig being slaughtered… Like I said, intense. Fortunately, I did not see the pig because
Ang warned me just in time. Thanks,
Ang! After the market we walked over to
a local rum factory. It was actually
pretty interesting. They had these big
vats of molasses that were bubbling away as they were fermenting. They even let us try some if we wanted (I
passed). I didn’t take my camera through
the market (for obvious reasons) so I didn’t have it in the factory. After that, we headed to one of the well
sites and checked it out. It was really
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At that point it was pretty cloudy and we knew we needed to
hit the road. Neil told us that if we
got stuck to let him know and he would set us up in his guest house. So off we went. Olin seemed a bit nervous about the water because
he was hauling ass. It was crazy! It started to rain pretty hard and the roads
became almost like rivers themselves. It
was very nerve-wracking and we were sliding all over the place. When we got to the first river, it was pretty
big! We got about halfway across, and
got stuck. We were all panicking. Most of us honestly did not think we were
going to make it. And then the bus
tilted far to one side. It was pretty
scary! But Olin is a genius and managed
to get us across by backing up to one side and then plowing through. After that we were all on edge, but the further
we got, the slower the rain got. By the
time we got to the next river it was barely even raining. We were lucky! We got home at about 7pm, ate dinner, I
showered, and now… Here I am. Off to bed
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</tbody></table>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-88357035431864008602012-05-11T16:31:00.001-06:002012-05-11T16:37:02.256-06:00Haiti, Day 11This morning I got up, got ready, ate breakfast, and was on
the bus by 7:30am. Our first stop was
Americares in Port-au-Prince. They are
an interesting organization. They
receive shipments of medical supplies and work with local hospitals to
distribute the supplies. Americares also
writes grants to help out projects in the community that they support. They were here before the earthquake and have
continued to help since. They were also
here during the cholera epidemic and received like ten loads of IV fluids. Anyways, they have a large warehouse full of
boxes and an attached cold room full of medications. It was pretty interesting and the people were
super nice, which is always appreciated.<br />
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After Americares we headed over to meet with the
Inter-Agency Standing Committee. There we
spoke with Damien and Yara, both of whom work on the CCCM Cluster. The CCCM Cluster works on creating and
managing shelters, from camps to temporary houses. And while they are not technically part of
the UN, they are affiliated with them and are located on their base. So they spoke to us about their program and
the progress they have made here in Haiti.
Damien was only 26, which makes me hopeful that I can be young and still
work for a big NGO in some random country.
It’s possible! Anyways, after
they spoke to us we ate lunch at the UN’s cafeteria. It was pretty cool because there were so many
interesting people coming in and out.
People from all over the world, of different ages, and doing different
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Next, a few guys that work for IOM Haiti rode with us out to
a transitional housing camp that they helped to set up and maintain. We walked around the camp, spoke with
different people, and went in a few houses.
One man that allowed us to enter
his house said that he had to because without the organization we were with, he
would be living on the street. It was
really pretty neat. Afterwards we headed
back to HHH and now… Here we are. We
just ate dinner and hopefully I will be going to bed a bit early this
evening. My throat is pretty sore, my
stomach is a bit off, and I am pretty damn tired. Today was a really hot day, which always
takes a lot out of you. And tomorrow we
have to be on the bus at 6:30am. Well, I
can’t believe how fast this trip has gone.
We have three more full days and then we head home. Crazy!
It is always sad to leave a place and I know I will miss Haiti, but I am
getting ready to come home. Anyway…
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about a two hour drive. Clean Water for
Haiti is a small NGO run by a young Canadian company, Chris and Leslie. They create simple biosand filters for people
in Haiti. They have been here since 2001
and have continued to sell them after the earthquake. Each biosand filter is made of a cement
rectangular box with a small tube inside.
The bottom is filled with sand and in the sand a biological layer is
built up after having water run through it each day. A pretty simple idea, but it removes between
95-99% of bacteria from the water. They
cost about $55 to make but CWH sells them to locals for only $5. When they first began creating these water
filters, they gave them away for free.
However, they found that when given a filter, most people did not take
care of them and some even stopped using them.
Now that they sell them for $5 people take care of them and are more
likely to use them. Also, CWH visits
each filter after 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year. This way they can check in with people to see
how the filter is working for them and if there are any problems. If they find a problem or a filter needs to
be changed, they will send a worker out in the next week or so to fix it. Their program was pretty impressive, I must
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After leaving CWH, we headed back to HHH to meet Carla and
Ron. If you recall, we drove up to their
place last Saturday but had to cut our visit short. They were nice enough to stop by and speak to
us about development here in Haiti. It
was pretty interesting. Basically, Ron
believes that most foreigners need to leave and let Haiti fix Haiti. After they left, we ate dinner, and hung
out. We were planning to go to a concert
of sorts nearby at 10pm, but I got sick right before we left. I got hit with a wave of nausea and couldn’t
get myself to go. So I stayed home, dry
heaved in the bathroom for about an hour (too much information?), and now I am
off to bed. My stomach is still pretty
unhappy, but hopefully it will settle down.
Plus, I think I am starting to get a sore throat. Lame! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Filing the molds with concrete</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-29621399694926869752012-05-09T19:19:00.001-06:002012-05-11T16:39:50.259-06:00Haiti, Day 9<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">I’m pretty
tired tonight, so I am </span><span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">going
to be rather brief. This morning we had
to be on the bus by 8am to head to the Mennonite Central Committee. After a short ride we arrived and were led
inside by a woman named Linda. She lives
there with her husband Jim, and they help run the Haiti branch of the MCC. We listened to them speak about their work in
Haiti and four other MCC employees also spoke.
They are a great organization, which works all over the world making a
difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Next, we ate lunch at MacEpi again
where I attempted to use an ATM. I never told my bank that I was going to Haiti so figured it wouldn't work but it did! I was able to pull 5,000 goud. Hooray! Anyways, next we headed to the <span class="st">Centre d'Étude et de Coopération
Internationale (</span>CECI). They work
in mainly the rural areas of Haiti promoting development and women’s
rights. They set up community counseling
and to incentivize people to cooperate, they state that they will donate money
toward goals the community sets up in those meetings. After that meeting we headed back to the HHH
Compound, played bananagrams, ate dinner…
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Then we had a scientist who works for
Nature Conservancy, group come and speak to us about his work. It was really interesting and he told us that
right now they are trying to get Haiti to declare a strip of the bay
protected. He actually lives in Provo,
Utah (what are the odds?) and works all over the Caribbean. So… Hooray for conservation! Anyways, tomorrow we are heading off to Clean
Water for Haiti, which should be pretty interesting. Anyways, I took just a couple of pictures
today but I am too lazy to stick them on here right now… So I’ll post them tomorrow. Oh! And by the way... I woke up with 24 mosquito bites on my upper arm and elbow. Not sure how that happened but it is sure itchy! Goodnight!</span></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-87145903435416849262012-05-09T05:46:00.001-06:002012-05-09T05:46:26.474-06:00Haiti, Day 8<div class="MsoNormal">
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<![endif]-->This morning I got up, got ready, and ate breakfast around
7am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then at 8am, we walked down to take
a tour of the Healing Hands for Haiti Clinic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We are staying on the HHH Compound, and the HHH Clinic is down the hill,
on the same property.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took a quick
tour and then spoke with the CEO of HHH.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At the clinic they do a few things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They work with amputees and can create prosthetics on site and they also
do physical therapy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The building was
finished last month and is beautiful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The building they had been using previously, collapsed during the
earthquake.</div>
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Next we got on the bus and headed toward World Vision.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They spoke to us about what they are doing in
Haiti and the different things they are focusing on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I should write more about them, as they were
great, but I am too tired and I don’t have my notes with me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Next we headed to SOS Children’s
Village.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are open around the world
and have four or five different locations in Haiti.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This location (in Port-au-Prince) serves 300
children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of those, 180 live on site and
either or orphans or have parents that cannot take care of them, and 120 come
each day for school and/or daycare.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
we arrived, we were met by several young girls.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They were so adorable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They were
really happy to see us and gave us all hugs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We took a tour and saw all the different buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They have the day care and a school, homes
where the children live, and other buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They have 18 homes where the children live.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ten kids live in each home with one ‘mom’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a really nice place, but it is still
pretty depressing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All these adorable
kids running around, starving for attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The boys loved Greg because of his hairy arms.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They kept running off and grabbing their friends
to come see his arm hair.</div>
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We were met at SOS by a woman who works for UNICEF.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She works for their education cluster and
rode with us over to a development that the UN helped build.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t remember how many people were living
in the small wooden homes, but surrounding them were around 30,000
squatters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People that had nowhere to
live, and thought that was as good a place as any.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They just set up tents and built shelters,
but are their illegally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was
crazy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They had a school in the
development and we stopped and spoke to the principal.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said their funding for the school runs out
next month and they don’t know what to do.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The woman from UNICEF told us that the UN was shutting down the
education cluster and she was moving on.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a hard situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
small homes (or shacks) were built as temporary housing but everyone said that
they weren’t really temporary anymore.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
mean, where are the people going to move to?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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We went back to HHH for a bit before heading off to dinner
at the Montana Hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is this super
fancy place that is really high up and has an amazing view. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It’s where all the rich foreigners look down
on all the poor people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At least that is
what it seemed like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is this posh
place, where all the people are wearing suits and dresses, and our great view
is of the slums.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It had really good,
overpriced food, but you basically sat there and felt like a horrible
person.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We spent more on that meal than
many Haitians make in a month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And they
are the lucky ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Minimum wage here is
about $5 a day, but many get as low as fifty cents a day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some probably get even lower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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Sigh.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Coming to Haiti
makes you feel helpless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, it makes
me feel helpless and I imagine others on the trip feel the same way.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are so many problems here, so many
people suffering, that no one knows where to start.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And while there are tons of NGO’s down here
trying to make a difference, so many of them are corrupt and taking advantage
of the situation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many NGO’s harm, more
than they help.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am trying to keep
positive but I honestly don’t know that Haiti will ever be a self-reliant
country that isn’t chock full of problems.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>On that note, I am going to bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
probably won’t get to post this until the morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The power keeps shutting off, which means no
internet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Anyways…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Night.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selling lumber on the side of the road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The boys loving Greg</td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This morning we had to be on the bus
by 6:45am. We headed to SOIL,
Sustainable Organic Integrated Livelihoods, to meet with Corinne. Corinne told us about SOIL, its history, and
its goals. SOIL creates bathrooms that
turn waste into compost. This can then
be used in local farms and gardens as the dirt in Haiti is not the most nutritious. She walked us over to a permanent latrine
they have near their offices, which was a gift to the community. Then we got on the bus and headed to <i><span style="font-style: normal;">Cité
Soleil (the poorest slum in Haiti, also named the most dangerous area in the
world by the UN… no joke) where they had a permanent latrine and also a
community garden in which the compost was used.
It is such a simple, yet neat idea.
Corinne said that their next idea is to create toilets that can be used
in homes. That way, they will provide
sanitation for families for a small fee.
Hopefully that works out for them because sanitation is a huge problem
here.</span></i></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">Next, we headed to lunch. We
went to Mac Epi, a fast food restaurant in Port-au-Prince. They didn’t have any vegetarians options but
were willing (we had Harold, the interpreter ask) to make us a cheese sandwich
with tomatoes and lettuce. After lunch
we headed to the US Embassy. We had a
ton of time to get there but traffic came to a sudden halt when we were down
the street from the Embassy. We ended up
being a bit late and going through security took forever. We had to give them our passports to enter
and they kept my camera and backpack. We
met with Jon Piechowski, a public affairs officer. He spoke to us about what the Embassy is
doing to help Haiti and the different things they are focusing on. He was a really nice guy but basically just
gave us superficial responses. It was
strange being in a building that was temperature controlled and…. Nice. It’s not that Haiti buildings aren’t nice but
they aren’t…. I don’t know how to
explain it. Moving on….</span></i></div>
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<i style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; line-height: 115%;">Well, after the Embassy we came back to the Compound, hung out, ate
dinner, and then watched Game of Thrones (Greg, Ang, & I).
I started downloading last night’s episode this morning and it was
complete by the time we got home. And now
I am typing away at my blog. Our
internet here is pretty spotty, so I have to write this in a Word document and
then paste it into my blog. Hopefully I
can get pictures to upload. I usually
start them uploading early, and let it go for an hour or so. Then I paste the written part in and go to
bed. By the way, I write these at the
end of the day when I am really tired.
Which means, if there are grammar mistakes… Don’t judge them too
harshly! Also, most of these pictures
are taken through the bus window… So if
they have a reflection in them….
Whoops. Those are my disclaimers
for the evening.</span></i><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"></span></div>
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This trip is going by pretty quickly!
Anyways, we hit the bus at 9:15am and headed off to church. We went to a chapel called Quisqueya (I’m 80%
sure that is how it is spelled…) and attended their services. When we arrived we all piled in to the church
and found some seats. The service
started and general announcements were made.
Then, anyone that was new to church that day was asked to stand up. We stood and were welcomed and then were
given some time to meet some of the other members. It was nice and a lot of people came over to
shake our hands and ask us where we were from.
Afterwards we sang a lot of songs, listened to a sermon, had communion,
and then sang a closing song. It was
pretty interesting to attended church here in Haiti. I would say about 10-20% were foreigners
(including the man that gave the announcements and the man that gave the
sermon). Afterward, we all wondered if
it was a Haitian church that many foreigners attended, or if it was a church
set up by foreigners that many Haitians attended. The sermon referenced many things related to
the United States, such as US Presidents and C.S. Lewis. We all found that to be pretty odd.<br />
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Anyways, after church we headed to a market. Attached to the little shop was a restaurant
where we ate lunch. They did not have
many vegetarian options so I may or may not have eaten a side of fries for
lunch…. Whoops. While we waited for our
meal, Greg, Ang, Olin, & I all sat at the same table and worked on our
Creole. Olin doesn’t speak much English,
but was really nice and tried to work with us.
He is pretty darn funny. After
our meal we all wandered next door to the art/gift shop. They had many things which I would have liked
to purchase! However, we have to be
conscious of multiple things. First,
money. We only brought a certain amount of
cash and there are no ATMs here in Haiti.
Second, weight and size. We have
to be able to fit stuff in our suitcases and we don’t want to pay a fee for
having a heavy bag. So we got a few
things, spent some money, and then got back on the bus. Because it is Sunday we learned that other
shops in the area were closed. So we
went back to HHH for the rest of the day.
I did some reading before dinner and then we had a group discussion
about how we were all feeling and what we had seen. Afterwards, we played Bananagrams for a
little bit. And guess what? Greg won two games! We got him that game for Christmas and this
is the first time he has won! Hooray for
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Well, I just got out of the shower and am trying to get my
hair to dry a little bit before I go to bed.
Sleeping with wet hair is never fun but it is even worse in high
humidity areas. But alas, I have to get
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Today we didn’t leave nearly as early as yesterday, which was nice. Got up, got dressed, ate breakfast, and was
on the bus by 8:05am. Today we headed to
a nearby town and met with a woman named Carla.
Carla has lived in Haiti with her husband since the 1980’s. They came on a short humanitarian trip and
decided to make Haiti their home. They
run an organization and live up in the mountains. Anyways, in order to get there we had to take
a long and crazy bus ride. The roads
here already are pretty awful, but when you add the rainy season, they get even
worse. Driving up these super steep
roads is pretty scary! I don’t know how
our bus driver does it, but he keeps so calm.
We got stuck once and it was pretty intense. It took quite a few tries to get us out and
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could not make it all the way to the house, so we had to take a bit of a hike
to get there. Once we arrived we were
met by Carla and taken up to her house.
We met all of her neighbors and one of them had a little kitten! I held the little guy and he/she was so
adorable! So then we spent a few minutes
in her home and then went outside and sat in a little bungalow so we could get
to know each other a little better.
There were several young Haitian men with her that were all so
nice. They told us about themselves (through
Carla because most of them didn’t really speak English…) and then we went to
Ya-Ya’s (that was his nickname) house, which was short hike away. I nearly died a few times because the rock
was wet and I am pretty klutzy. Then we
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Once we got
to Ya-Ya’s house, we met his family and all sat under the shade of a big
tree. Then they proceeded to give us
some Creole (or Kreyol) lessons. It was
so awesome! They taught us general
phrases and greetings and we all had to practice. It was a lot of fun. Also, there were all these animals wandering
around near us. We saw another kitten,
some baby pigs, different types of baby chicks, and a puppy. It made me happy because I love animals! We had been there for a while when we realized
it was past noon. When we left the bus,
Olin (pronounced Olay, our bus driver) told us to be back by noon because it
was supposed to rain and if that happened we would get stranded. Because of this, we had to take off a little
early. It made me feel bad because some
people in the neighborhood were making us lunch and we couldn’t wait. We took off and about half way to the bus it
started pouring. But a little rain never
hurt anyone. We got on the bus and left
pretty quickly. A few (terrifying)
minutes later we heard honking behind us.
This is not unusual because everyone in Haiti honks. Anyways, Ang & I are in the back and
turned to look and it was two guys from the house on a motorcycle. They motioned for us to pull over and had
packed up our lunch and brought it. It
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bidding them <span class="st">Au revoi</span>, we hit the road again. The trip down was much faster than the trip
up, but it was still intense. So we got
down the mountain and it was earlier than planned since we left early so we
decided to go shopping. However, due to
standard crazy Haiti traffic it took us like two hours to get to the
market. And once we got there we had to
just leave. We got back to the compound,
hung out, ate dinner, and now here we are.
Tomorrow we are going to church in the morning and then head to the
market. Well, I’m off to bed. I took a break from writing my blog and got acquainted with Lars,
a construction guy staying on site. But
now, it is nearly 11pm so I best be off.
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It is 9:30pm & I should be sleeping! It is pouring rain outside and very very hot
under my mosquito net. I showered
tonight and instead of feeling all fresh, I sort of feel worse. It’s so hot you never dry off, you know? Anyways…
Today was another good day in Haiti.
I got up way too early (5:30am), got dressed, ate breakfast, and was on
the bus by 6:15am. We headed to the
Fonkoze headquarters here in Port-au-Prince, to meet our tour guide for the
day. She was running late however, so we
left the headquarters and met her at a gas station. Then we took a long drive (2-3 hours… I
forget) to a Fonkoze branch in rural Haiti.
I can’t remember the name of the town… Anyways….</div>
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When we got there, we stopped at a house where we were able
to use the restroom and we met up with Steve.
Steve is a regional manager for Fonkoze and spent the day with us. He spoke to us for a few minutes and
explained exactly what Fonkoze does and then we hit the road again. Fonkoze is an amazing organization. They do micro-financing for the less
fortunate in Haiti. They have a few levels
of different services, the first is CLM.
That is for the poorest of the poor.
Fonkoze will give them the option of two different assets. They can choose pigs, goats, cows, products
to sell at market, etc. Then they are
given money to improve (or build if they do not already have one…) their
homes. Besides the CLM program, they
also have programs that lend women small amounts of money. The money is generally used to purchase
products to sell at the market. This
way, they are able to start a business and begin earning money. Fonkoze primarily deals with women, for
several reasons. One of the reasons is
that they have found that women pretty much always pay back their loans, while
men don’t. Also, a woman is always the
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After learning about Fonkoze, we headed out to a meeting
where women were making a payment on their loans. When we arrived, the women were singing to
us. It was adorable! They were so nice and it was a very neat
experience. After leaving, we headed to
meet to members of the CLM program. The
first woman was pregnant and have five children. Two were at school and three of them were
there. She was holding a beautiful baby
(seriously… the most beautiful child I have ever seen…) and then two young ones
were running around naked. They were
also adorable. Anyways, this woman had
chosen to receive a goat and a pig. Her
house had recently been built and Fonkoze had also built them an outhouse. Next, we walked down the lane to meet the
second woman. She had several men there,
who were working on building her a house.
She also had several children and had chosen a goat and cooking coal,
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After leaving, we stopped at a stand on the side of the road
where several people were selling goods.
Three of the women were recent graduates of the CLM program. They all were making money selling goods and
seemed to be proud of their accomplishments.
It was really amazing to see both ends of their program. They do such amazing work! Next we headed back towards town where we ate
lunch and then we went to one of Fonkoze’s banks. There they had credit managers and other
staff. Next we stopped at a home where a
metal art business was held. This
business had been funded by a Fonkoze loan and was quite successful. Several of the students bought pieces of art
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We headed back to the HHH Compound where we settled in, ate
dinner, played banana grams, etc. It was
a really good day, but a hard day too.
That’s the thing about being here.
It’s… Heavy. It’s depressing and
sad and it makes you feel pretty helpless.
Back in the states, we worry about what the size of our home says about
us or what our job says about us. Here,
they are lucky to have a shack to live in and to be able to sell cans of food
on the street. I consider myself to be a
pretty grateful person, but this is completely changing my perspective. I shouldn’t just be grateful… It should be so much more than that. I mean, I am carrying around a camera that
costs more than most people make in a year… or two or three years. That is insane. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The most adorable van ever. Ang thinks they are shaped like a loaf of bread. I just want one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Greg on the bus.</td></tr>
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<br />Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-55765689832113227092012-05-03T19:31:00.000-06:002012-05-03T19:31:05.319-06:00Haiti, Day 3It is only 8:30pm, but I am fighting to stay awake. Today was a very long day! Got up at 6am, posted some pictures on my
blog, got dressed, ate breakfast, and hit the bus at 7:45am. We headed to World Relief, which is an
Evangelical NGO. We spent the morning in
lectures from various people from the organization. The director of Haiti spoke, as did his soon
to be replacement, a man who specializes in agribusiness, and another man who
works on organizing the church communities.
It was very interesting. I really
appreciated the man who is going to become director of the Haiti branch of
World Relief. He was very honest and
said Haiti has a long way to go, he wasn’t very optimistic, and he can’t see it
improving too much in the next ten years.
He also went through a list of problems that NGOs tend to run into,
which was great.<br />
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The talks went until about 12:30pm, we ate lunch (the rice
was delicious! It was full of lima beans, carrots, corn, green beans, etc.
Yum!), and then we hit the bus. A man
from World Relief, Nate, took us out to a farm that they helped fund and set
up. This farm was a massive piece of
land that was divided up into sections that were run by different families and
close friends. Each group decided what
to plant and was in charge of taking care of the section; however, they do help
each other out when it comes to planting and harvesting. We were led around by three men (one old, two
young). They did not speak English and
were so nice. They would warn us when we
would come across barbed wire and were very patient with us. One time, the older man stopped me and pantomimed
that the plants we were about to walk through would itch my arms, and that I
should hold them over my head. So adorable.</div>
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As
we wandered around the land, we came across a very small
tin shack. There were several people
there and two women were sorting okra. The
women were wearing very thin, worn clothing, and had no shoes on. They
greeted us warmly and graciously posed
for pictures for several of the students.
As we stood and talked to them (through our interpreter, Harold) they
went and collected several ears of corn and gave it to us in a large
sack. It was amazing. Here they are, clearly very poor and trying
to survive off the land, and they are offering us some of their crop.
It truly rendered us all speechless (except
to say ‘merci’ of course). As we were
leaving, two of our tour guides offered to show us their land as well.
So we all loaded back on the bus, drove a
short ways, and met them at their farm.
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After we left the farms, we headed back to World Relief to
drop Nate off. Next we headed to a
grocery store, called Eagle Supermarket.
It was surprisingly nice inside and had an entire aisle dedicated to
alcohol. It was also guarded by several
men carrying rifles. Can you
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Well,
that’s about it for this evening. I am ready for bed and we are
leaving at
6:30am tomorrow. Which, of course, is
way too early. Anyways, things here are
pretty good. I am getting more used to
the heat and humidity but the bugs are driving me a little crazy. Well,
to clarify, the bug bites are driving
me crazy. I have at least 30 mosquito
bites and about 10 mystery bites on my hands.
The ones on my hands make my fingers swollen and then they itch. But
other than that, it’s all good. It is currently raining pretty hard and
there
is the occasional thunder. I love rainstorms,
so that makes me happy. As they say in
Haiti, au revior!</div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-51214415083162658842012-05-03T19:29:00.002-06:002012-05-03T19:29:37.809-06:00Pictures: Haiti, Day 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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These funny little trucks are called Tap-Taps, aka Taxis. This is one that randomly flipped around in the middle of the street, causing a bit of chaos. <br />
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There are little lizards, like this one, all over the place. Luckily, they are pretty adorable. <br />
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This is Gracie! She is the dog on the HHH Compound, and is so adorable!<br />
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There are a lot of damaged structures around the Compound. <br />
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A view from one side of the Compound. <br />
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Taking a tour of the Compound.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-80741524580912394202012-05-02T18:39:00.000-06:002012-05-09T19:25:00.378-06:00Haiti, Day 2<br />
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Well, last night was not too bad. I fell asleep pretty much immediately but
then woke up at about 1am. I was pretty
warm at that point and had trouble falling back asleep. This morning I got up at about 7am, got ready
(which consists of getting dressed and brushing out my hair), and went to
breakfast. There was this warm creamy
substance that I was told was kind of like cream of wheat. It was pretty good. There was also fruit, juice, and toast. After breakfast we all hung around until 9am
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A man came to the compound, Jalokie (spelling?), and spoke
to us about Haiti’s history, culture, and religion. He was great and I learned a lot. A few students got emotional at one point
(long story…) and he told us about libation, which is basically offering water
to the Gods. So when you cry, you are
offering your own water to the Gods. I
really liked that idea. Anyways, afterwards
we ate lunch (cheese omelet on toast… delicious!), and boarded the bus. We were headed to UNICEF to meet with a few
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It was nice to leave the compound and look around. We are pretty closed off here, which is nice
for safety, but it leaves me disoriented.
I don’t really know where we are and it’s been bothering me a little bit. The roads were insane again. What would have taken fifteen minutes took
nearly an hour because of the traffic. I
don’t know if I will ever get used to how people drive! It honestly blows my mind. We arrived at UNICEF which is on a UN
Compound, which is home to several other organizations such as the World Food
Programme. In the compound is just a ton
of trailers that house these organizations and lots of people and cars.</div>
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We met with several people from UNICEF that spoke about what
their organization does and how things are going in Haiti. UNICEF is mainly focused on assisting
children, and has several departments such as child endangerment, nutrition,
sanitation, and health. We learned about
the Cholera outbreak that happened last year and the horrible sanitation in the
country. They spoke about the legal
situation and nutrition issues. It was
really interesting to learn about an organization that is trying to help out
and see what they are actually doing. They
even gave us a report that was recently published that explains how things have
improved over the last two years.</div>
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After UNICEF we headed back to the compound. Driving through Port-au-Prince is an intense
experience. It’s not just the crazy
drivers, it’s everything. There are
people everywhere. They line the
streets, whether under umbrellas selling fruit, or just leaning against a
wall. People sell all sorts of stuff on
the street. Corn on the cob, bread,
medicine, movies, body wash, canned food…
Where do they get all this stuff?
People walk through the lines of traffic and try and wash your windows or
sell you plantain chips or bags of water.
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And that doesn’t even cover the structural damage. The roads are terrible, and the buildings even
worse. There are metal wires and bars
sticking out everywhere. There is rubble
and trash as far as you can see. I can’t
imagine living somewhere like this. And
how do you fix it? Where do you even
begin? It is so overwhelming. Anyways, I’m off. The internet hasn’t been good enough to load pictures
yet but hopefully soon. </div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-50540795575768434412012-05-02T06:16:00.000-06:002012-05-09T19:28:35.235-06:00Haiti, Day 1<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Well, I’m
in Haiti. Crazy, right? Well, we flew out of Salt Lake last night at
about midnight and landed in New York around 6am (NY & Haiti time). The first flight was okay. I sat in the aisle, Ang in the window, and
Greg in the middle. Ang slept pretty
well but Greg & I did not sleep at all.
I read Game of Thrones on my Kindle, played a few fill-in puzzles,
listened to music. All good stuff. I didn’t really even attempt to sleep because
I knew I would not be able to and I would just end up frustrated. So we arrived at JFK and had about a two hour
layover. We ate breakfast, sat around,
and then boarded our next flight to Port-au-Prince. This flight was about the same except, I did
sleep a little. I thought it would maybe make the flight go
faster, but if anything it went slower.
The flight attendants passed out customs forms that we all filled out
and then we (finally) landed in Haiti.</span></div>
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the plane and immediately were hit with the heat and humidity. We boarded a bus that took us to the terminal
(if you can call it that) where we got our passports stamped (hooray!) and
grabbed our bags. We went out the main
doors and were immediately swarmed with men in red hats. They all want to help you with your bag in
exchange for a tip. We were told not to
tip a guy until we arrived at the van but figured we’d get a few dollars out
and be ready. The guy helping us saw,
took the money, and left. Whoops. Mind you, someone else took his place
immediately but it was still funny. So a
lady from Helping Hands for Haiti (the place we are staying) met us outside and
led us to our bus. It was
air-conditioned which felt absolutely amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Anyways,
the parking lot was a mess and it took us a while to get out of there. Once we did, we hit the streets. It was insane. There are basically no lanes, and in lots of
places, not enough space for two cars to pass each other. And people drive like maniacs. I thought we were going to die multiple
times. Plus, people will just randomly
walk across the street so our driver kept hitting the brakes pretty hard. The streets are lined with people under
umbrellas, all selling things. Fruit,
movies, clothes, etc. And the buildings
and homes are in horrible condition.
Most just have random pieces of metal, wood, and tarps for a roof. It is unlike anything I have ever seen
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We arrived at HHH’s compound and started getting settled in. All the girls are in one room and it is
pretty squishy. There really isn’t
enough room to get organized which is making me crazy. There isn’t even room to put my suitcase
away; it’s just kind of shoved next to my bed.
So after we got semi-settled, we took a quick tour of the compound. There are multiple armed guards walking
around and a lot of rubble from the earthquake. We are completely surrounded by massive trees,
some of which carry fruit. The fruit
(mostly mangos) randomly falls from the tree and it scares me every time. Hopefully I don’t get hit in the head!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small; line-height: 115%;">Anyways,
after the tour Ang, Greg, & I played some games. We played Banana Grams and Pass the Pig until
dinnertime. We ate dinner (which was…
interesting) and now everyone is pretty much just hanging out. Some people have been sleeping but I have
been holding off, hoping that it will help me sleep tonight. It seems too hot to sleep but I basically
haven’t slept in over 24 hours so hopefully it’ll work! Anyways, I am off to bed. Wish me luck!</span></div>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-62118468249283429312011-10-23T14:10:00.005-06:002011-10-23T14:16:24.336-06:00Hawaii, Pictures 2<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Tv6VpCNyWzJ_AjK2OlpPHgfodHPWEI2zuqJRgx2LvbUc7wVnsOQlEs1g1eLoiDygPvbH0k1sVrjbOPb3FezYcP8tRUuSPlu6kQfXbUZY4MRodBscvdSlSp2j6La6iQlTuL-qTfcIDmn1/s1600/Hawaii+6+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Tv6VpCNyWzJ_AjK2OlpPHgfodHPWEI2zuqJRgx2LvbUc7wVnsOQlEs1g1eLoiDygPvbH0k1sVrjbOPb3FezYcP8tRUuSPlu6kQfXbUZY4MRodBscvdSlSp2j6La6iQlTuL-qTfcIDmn1/s200/Hawaii+6+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5666783890247210930" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDUH52mnvu8hauSU_RtT_plK6XjBT8mrX0ee-5AjvFxZEM8Y9Pbg22ohz9MGSsLwrhomHtCMhkEANYDYYaNdeYnrmzanARjp-coEtlyWAAXILsKZRo3dPla419DEGV5SQ5i7HMMe_PibIS/s1600/Hawaii+5+032.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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It's pretty sad, but in a way I am ready to get back. I have a lot to do! Anyways, so yesterday we drove to the north part of the island & went on an ATV tour. It was a ton of fun! The place was called ATV Outfitters, & they have a ton of trails leading along the coastline & through orchards. It was beautiful. Plus I was on a four-wheeler. Can't get much better than that! We did a 15 mile ride & stopped off at two different waterfalls. The first one we drove right to, but the second one you had to go on a little hike to get to it. They were both amazing! Our tour guide was named Fado, & he was pretty hilarious. I drove behind him & he kept grabbing fruit off trees while we road. So after our tour was over, we headed back south. By the time we got back it was already pretty late. We hung out for a bit & then went to dinner at the Big Island Grill. It was pretty good.<br /><br />Today we got up, grabbed breakfast, & headed toward Hilo. It is a pretty big town to the east. On the way there we saw turkeys, nene birds, & a pheasant. Crazy! We did some shopping when we got there & then went to the Hilo Airport. We were there to go on a helicopter tour. It was so much fun! We checked in & then went over some safety stuff. After a little while we headed outside to get loaded up. It was us three & a German guy named Rudolph. He was so adorable. Anyways, we got into the helicopter (I was in the back with Rudolph), talked to the pilot for a bit (his name was Marco & he was pretty cute), & then we took off. It was crazy! I have been in a ton of planes, but never a helicopter. I was pretty nervous for the first little bit but got used to it pretty quickly. We were in the helicopter for about an hour & saw some amazing stuff. At first we flew over a harbor, saw a couple of waterfalls, but then we headed to the volcano. It was so amazing to see from above & there was even some lava flow! It was awesome! He said that the lava had just started flowing again last night so we were lucky to see it. Anyways, we flew back to the airport, got unloaded, & hit the road again.<br /><br />When we got back to our place it was nearly time to set off on our next adventure. This time Ang & I were going to go night snorkeling. We got ready, & drove down to the dock to meet our guides. We ended up using the same company as we used the other time we went snorkeling, & our guides were the same. It was pretty funny. Anyways, we got the kayaks in the water, & headed out. We didn't kayak very far & then it was time to anchor & get in the water. It was a little cold at first but we got used to it fast. We swam around for a minute, & then a manta ray appeared! It was so amazing! He circled around below us the entire time we were in the water. He was beautiful! I was so happy we were able to experience that. Apparently, sometimes they take people out & they don't see any manta rays. So once again, we were lucky! We snorkeled for a while, loaded back into the kayaks (not very gracefully, I might add), & then headed back to the harbor. We said farewell to John & Booboo (the other guide), & went back home.<br /><br />Well now it is time to pack. Sigh. I hate packing! Plus I am tired so I just want to go to sleep! Anyways, I have had a great time here but am getting ready to head home. I have a ton of work to catch up on at school & need to hop to it. Also, my new phone is waiting for me! I ordered an iPhone 4s & it arrived the same day I left. Gives me something to look forward too! And, I miss my kitties! I'm ready to visit them. Anyways, I best be off. Night!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-89169309857772868652011-10-20T01:25:00.006-06:002011-10-20T02:27:05.072-06:00Hawaii, Pictures 1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62y29Q5MOVRGAWhHRxRaLZdQr9cbnF5pTzibmLrh_3j3NqeU3xpIFTjAe0ym8TcuqLWDJElAKN8y0Oe34jKggA2boFL00W6w1A9EfaEmzvHYRew1mamvO6Bl4F5uusqCrvlSNoK9_Bw9R/s1600/Hawaii+4+074.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh62y29Q5MOVRGAWhHRxRaLZdQr9cbnF5pTzibmLrh_3j3NqeU3xpIFTjAe0ym8TcuqLWDJElAKN8y0Oe34jKggA2boFL00W6w1A9EfaEmzvHYRew1mamvO6Bl4F5uusqCrvlSNoK9_Bw9R/s200/Hawaii+4+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665479802606205826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try 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style="font-size:100%;">If you sit in a certain location, you usually have one bar but it doesn’t always work.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I even had to spend $30 to get the internet.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Nice.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Anyways, Monday was a great day.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We left at about 8:30, grabbed breakfast, & drove about 100 miles to Volcano National Park.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We went & saw the steam vents & then headed to a glass blowing studio that was nearby.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We were able to watch the artist working on some glass, which was 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It was a four mile hike that went along the side of the crater, dropped down into it, went across, & on the other end zigzagged back out of the crater. It was beautiful. On the rim of the crater there were tons of trees & plants, but as soon as you got to the bottom, it was like a barren wasteland.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">It was the site of the 1959 eruption & was a lake of lava.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">One interesting thing is that the crater is still sinking.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Apparently it sinks about an inch a year, which is pretty crazy!</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">The hike took us about two hours & then we headed back to our resort.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We were all pretty wiped out!</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We got back pretty late, grabbed 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style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">They were both super nice, funny guys.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Anyways, they unloaded three kayaks & got everything ready to go. </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Ang & I were in one kayak, John was alone, and then my mom & the other guy were in the last one.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We took off into the open ocean & traveled about two miles down the coast.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Ang & I sort of sucked at first, but we got better after a while.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We couldn’t go in a straight line for very long.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span 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next.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">She didn’t quite go all the way to the top, but she did great.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">I really wanted to go, but wasn’t sure I could make it up the cliff!</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Plus I was a bit worried about getting back into the kayak.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Anyways, next we headed to a lava cave.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We backed our kayaks into it & floated in the cave for a little bit.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">It was really cool.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">Then we took off back along our route to the bay.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">We were about halfway there when John pointed out a turtle.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">It was so adorable!</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">He was just hanging out in the middle of the ocean.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">At first you could only see his shell (which was massive) but then his little head popped up!</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">It was so awesome!</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-size:100%;">John said it was pretty rare to see a turtle in open waters, normally you see them closer to the shore.</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes;font-size:100%;" > </span><span 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georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >My favorite fish was this long, thin, silver one.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >It was so strange looking!</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >I’m honestly not sure how long we snorkeled for, but we got out of the water, chatted with the tour guides for a bit, & then hit the road.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >It was a ton of fun.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Unfortunately, I got sunburned!</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Apparently I didn’t do the greatest job putting on my sunscreen.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >I can’t remember the last time I was burned like this.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >It totally sucks!</span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:georgia;font-size:100%;" > </span><span style="font-family: georgia;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:100%;" >Anyways, we headed back to our resort, showered, grabbed dinner, & a couple of movies.</span><span style="font-family: 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So far I have been unable to get any pictures up.</span><br /></span></p>Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12903681266085577225noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2254326138893176194.post-28857726451587048782011-10-17T01:18:00.000-06:002011-10-17T01:21:59.406-06:00Hawaii, Day 3<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b7VwUjJnqLIMvcs5y4caG1KjbqeICgsgANjx_JLKzveHwxfVZny2-atUqStK7Pe0VVm_qDwZQM0zEfXA7mzKuk_Wpsz9cPmXubBH2KTrl1MdnxATxQRfi0WA4_LqjWSJ4xDAAqd6GjKF/s1600/Untitled_Panorama2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 453px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1b7VwUjJnqLIMvcs5y4caG1KjbqeICgsgANjx_JLKzveHwxfVZny2-atUqStK7Pe0VVm_qDwZQM0zEfXA7mzKuk_Wpsz9cPmXubBH2KTrl1MdnxATxQRfi0WA4_LqjWSJ4xDAAqd6GjKF/s200/Untitled_Panorama2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5664357829441096338" 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style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Our plane left at 7am & we had a relatively short flight to Denver.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After a three hour layover, we boarded a plane to Honolulu.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>That flight was over 7 hours, but felt more like 20.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I dozed a bit, but it hurt my neck.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Anyways, we landed in Honolulu (which, by the way, was a very strange airport), and an hour later boarded a plan for Kona.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>That last flight was nice because it was only about thirty minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We got off the plane (at an even stranger airport), boarded a shuttle to the car rental place, got our car, and hit the road.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was a short drive to our resort and there were some spectacular views along the way.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The sun was just setting and the sky was gorgeous.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>We got our keys, and then grabbed dinner at a little pizza dinner called Bianelli’s.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></b>It was really good, and it was nice to finally eat a meal.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>All we had eaten thus far was a bagel in Salt Lake and some chips on the plane to Honolulu.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The dinner salad was just romaine with a big pile of local olives and was delicious.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>After dinner we stopped at a grocery store to grab a few essentials and then went back to the resort.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Now here we are and while it is only 9pm here, back in Utah it is 1am.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Which means I have been going for 21 hours.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>And now that I can finally go to bed, I’m restless.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Sigh.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Tomorrow we plan on being pretty low key.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Perhaps we’ll just spend the day on the beach.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I’m totally prepared with some SPF 110 sunscreen.</p><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvpCEvbtezxS5vV_ZoPb6WWF9PW92PPvYgVE3yCV9BKQqnG11uVMLtVZWoGno21AwgUIqpGivSCrQ9X052-RpDP6jYQhFWgX7sdjDGpk2qyZjZorQ2Y6cm1vh5BD6kvi1APgxkB2Htgfc/s1600/DSC_0002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvpCEvbtezxS5vV_ZoPb6WWF9PW92PPvYgVE3yCV9BKQqnG11uVMLtVZWoGno21AwgUIqpGivSCrQ9X052-RpDP6jYQhFWgX7sdjDGpk2qyZjZorQ2Y6cm1vh5BD6kvi1APgxkB2Htgfc/s320/DSC_0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663919232944179106" 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Miss Lucy & she sure did love it. We had a hard time getting her out of it!
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