Day #2

Woke up early this morning after a horrible first night sleep at the guesthouse. Dogs up barking all night long and a gunshot at sunrise got me up for the day. We were off by 9am to head for Ile le Veche and made really good time through the mountains. A 4 hour ride was great, and Wadson, Karen, Adrian and I had great conversation which made the time go faster. I won't be able to post any photos for a few days as the internet access is so horrible here on the island that only one person at a time can be online. The island is beautiful and if I showed everyone pictures of the hotel, nobody would believe that I am in Haiti. Went to Sister Flora's orphanage and met some UN workers from Paraguay. The children at the orphange range in age a great deal and were so happy to see us. Wadson put on a kite show (he is on the Haiti Kite Team) and performed magic tricks so it was a fun time for all of us and  a great way to end a first day of work. Before heading back to the hotel, we stopped at a mini island in the middle of the ocean. It is an oasis about 200ft in diameter and gets about 3 feet deep. You feel like you are walking on water in the middle of the ocean. We picked starfish and enjoyed the warm waters. Afterward, we went to a private beach, jumped into the water from the boat and went for a swim while watching the sun set. I'm so happy to be back and to experience a different Haiti. The streets in Port-au-Prince are so much cleaner than last year and overall, there is a lot of building and improvements that have occurred. It's been 30 degrees before the humidity and I have forgotten how hot it gets here! Oh how I have missed Haiti!!