The most interesting moment of my "Haiti life"
happened today. I was foolish and didn't carry any water with me for our
outings. As a result, I became a bit dehydrated which then caused me to be a
bit nauseated. While we were coming back
from Downtown, I began to feel really sick, so I basically hung my head out of
Serge's car window and was ill. This caused quite a spectacle for the people on
the street. Serge began laughing hysterically, and I shot him a look. I guess
even Haitian men understand “the look” because he immediately clarified that he
was not laughing at me, but rather at what the men on the street were saying. I
timidly asked what they were shouting at us (expecting the worse because Haitians can be brutally honest). Serge responded to my question with “Haitian driver, do not let the beautiful girl die in Haiti!”
Hahaha. It was lovely.
The other parts of the day were wonderful. We took the girls
to Quisqueya for a playground visit. We did this with them in the summer, and
it was a lot of fun. Julie had the great idea of bringing along a watermelon,
so that added a bit of surprise to it for them. Mom, Fran and I left Julie with
the girls at Quisqueya and walked back to the house around noon because Serge
was coming to take us Downtown.
This visit to Downtown was not as successful as the ones during
my previous trips. Since it was the day after a holiday, the streets were
crowded, and potentially not safe. We had planned to get out of the car at the
Cathedral to look around, but I just didn’t feel good about the atmosphere. We
drove to the Palace next, only to realize that it had been completely knocked
down. We did stop at a clothing store to purchase shoes for a girl in the tent
city that we visited a few days ago. That was an interesting experience, but
other than that there was not much to see Downtown today.
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We go back to the States tomorrow. This is always so
bitter-sweet. I’ll be glad to be home, but leaving here is so tough. Prayers tonight are appreciated.
Blessings,
Hannah
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