Past, Present, Future Birthday’s always give me pause — not just mine but anyone’s birthday. Our young people are amazed that we make and display a list of their birthdays every month. Most of them do not know their date of birth. It is the most frequent mistake on letters of application to us. When …
Tann Matye (Waiting for Matthew) Part 1 If Waiting was an Olympic sport, Haitians would sweep the podium. They wait for everything. I think if I stay long enough some of it will rub off on me. The question is — how long is long enough? This school year we have added 61 new and …
Canada in October : An Attitude of Gratitude I’ve been back in Haiti for 3 weeks. There has been very little electricity and internet signal. As we had enough sun today to give our solar batteries a minimal charge, I sat down to write about our mountain and the lives that depend on it. Mosquitoes swarmed me …
