n and I have both got bit like crazy by the mosquitos. We haven’t been able to figure out what’s worse, the mosquito or microscopic ant bites. I currently look like I have chicken pox, but hopefully they will stop itching soon. We all said good bye to Wadson, Damian and Daniel (Damian’s bodyguard) after breakfast. It’s always sad to say good bye to great people. In Haiti, you bond with people quickly and develop fast friends so it’s always bittersweet when the time comes to go in separate directions.
The children at Sister Flora’s orphanage are wonderful. In such a short time, I am learning the children’s personalities. There is Beatrice, who always is where the action is at or creating a rouse, Ibald and John who can’t stop beating each other up. We have all had to put each of them in time out for hitting, slapping, spitting. Pretty common stuff between two boys who are 3-4 yrs old, some things don't change in Haiti. I met Mathiew, who's mom died in the Cholera centre and his dad left him at the orphanage because he didn't want him. I will include a picture of him in his daily outfit of a white shirt and diaper. He like many of the children, have stolen a piece of my heart and it makes my next visit a year from now seem like an eternity away.
Being on Ile le Vache is like being somewhere other than my previous experience of Haiti in Port-au-Prince. It is a carribbean paradise. I’m sitting at the hotel lobby watching hummingbirds, listening to the birds, looking at the amazing colours of blue and teal from the ocean and watching a tiny gecko run back and forth across the table while I blog. Good times and laughter with friends so far and seeing so much progress in the country is making me want to stay. This first week has flown by as usual. We are leaving for Jacmel tomorrow. So tonight, we will have some fun with rum sours and enjoy our last night on Ile a Veche and with Andy before he leaves us as well tomorrow to go back to Port-au-Prince.
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