Out Of My Silence

Since my last entry, which I am afraid was too long ago, I've been to Haiti once but for a very short stay.  It was my mother's 80th birthday and I took my three sons to celebrate with the family.

The two older ones had been there once before when they were very little but the younger one had never been.  It was an eye opener for them but they thoroughly enjoyed it. We are going again on the 8th of June and I hope to report on what I see and experience.

My silence was not due to a lack of care but rather because of personal difficulties.  I went through a divorce and find myself in the ranks of the "Facebook dads".  I am rebuilding though and will continue to grow and do the best I can in this world.

One of my last blogs mentioned a resort called Abaka bay.  This is one of Haiti's success stories. They have been awarded the tripadvisor 2013 certificate of excellence and have been voted 57th most beautiful beach in the world.  Great news for Haiti!

See the following articles:

http://www.defend.ht/lifestyles/articles/travel/4403-cnn-abaka-bay-no-57-world-s-best-beaches

http://www.haitiancaribbeannewsnetwork.com/hcnn/tourism/ile-à-vache-haiti-abaka-bay-beach-57th-cnn’s-world’s-100-best-beaches-0


That's it for today, I'll be back next week.

Pictures taken just after 12 January, 2010

230,000 people died as a result of the 

earthquake. 

Many more died and are still 

dying as a result of the cholera epidemic.

"They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them."

Laurence Binyon

Jean Bertiny, survivor

This young girl was hit by a wall on her way from school, she is brain damaged

Scavenging in the ruins of a grocery store

Tent city on PLace Boyer

Necessity is the mother of inventions!

Young lad who lives in a tent city

Toilets for at least a thousand people

Patients housed in tents at Hospital Espoir

Tent city by the airport

Down Town: Grand Rue

Some students stayed after school for extra tuition, their world ended while learning

Young people preparing sketches, to educate their peers in the tent city on proper hygiene

Some of the more luxurious tents...

First lady visiting children's' project

Read Marie-Lynn Jean's story on the 28/02/2010 post

Such a beautiful country! 

Local businesspeople took it upon themselves to bring in ship loads of help!

Faith might have been shaken but not lost!

We'll take it but we have no idea what it does...