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| a day at 'val's' |
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spying on the kids
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lunch time
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| a young student |
This morning the rain falls, still... this is not normal. In all the trips and all the days that i have been in Haiti i have not gone to sleep with rain falling and woke up with rain still falling. We are confused with what to do with our selves. This morning i was woken up with a phone call from Brinel. He is one of the Haitian teachers, and the money/ business man for rebuild globally. I guess he could not get ahold of Brad(the english teacher leader) OR either of the volunteer teachers. SO my day started a bit early since i have a cold and wanted to sleep in. Oh well. so Haitian's lives kinda shut down when the rain comes, the tap taps stop, the side walks clear of vendors, the traffic jams, schools close, and life goes on hold. We are having one of those days, and as foreigners we are kinda confused as to what to do. Currently there are bodies everywhere, on their computers, reading books, and kinda wondering around looking for things to do. The house is quite and the sounds of sighs, sniffles and sneezes is getting more and more frequent. The feeling around the house has put my in an interesting mood. I kinda like it. I know that it is partly that i am leaching on monday.. and that makes me stop and reflect. I am wanting to just finish up my time here(for this trip) and think about things when i am home... but my mind is not allowing that to happen. I have struggled a LOT with thoughts of leaving this place. I feel at home, i have things that i need, i have goals, projects that are not finished and a over all sense that once again my time is not done here. I have met and interacted with so many people on this trip and i love that now i have a routine that allows me to see the same people at specific times in a week. I have kids that call my name when i enter their front gate. How can one not LOVE that?
So if any of you have been following the EDV projects on their facebook page you may have read about ‘Val’s’. Well in all the time that i have been working with EDV i had not been there till tuesday. they have done tons and work at Val’s since i have been here and i always hear about it around the house and at monday night meetings. But my feet had yet to stepped foot on that land. So i showed some interest and was happy to hear that i could join the group going on tuesday. i got to meet most of the 53 kids that live there, and see what a day looks like for them. I helped a tiny bit with construction, and did some filing with Vicky and then did some fun activities with the kids. Again, like most places i have seen there is need... i wish i had months and months and a big budget to invest in this place. I have been very encouraged by the two men that run this place, and the smiles and encouragement they bring to the kids there.
So if any of you have been following the EDV projects on their facebook page you may have read about ‘Val’s’. Well in all the time that i have been working with EDV i had not been there till tuesday. they have done tons and work at Val’s since i have been here and i always hear about it around the house and at monday night meetings. But my feet had yet to stepped foot on that land. So i showed some interest and was happy to hear that i could join the group going on tuesday. i got to meet most of the 53 kids that live there, and see what a day looks like for them. I helped a tiny bit with construction, and did some filing with Vicky and then did some fun activities with the kids. Again, like most places i have seen there is need... i wish i had months and months and a big budget to invest in this place. I have been very encouraged by the two men that run this place, and the smiles and encouragement they bring to the kids there. 
