Category Archives: Haiti

If Opportunity Knocks, You’d Better Be Home

Posted on January 16, 2021 by Al

Whatever the opposite of a black cloud is, that’s what has followed me around all my life. While luck may be the intersection of opportunity and preparation, I have had more than my share of the former. It starts, of … Continue reading →

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Boston 2006: Cabbie

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Al

I went back to my Boston Marathon race report from 2006, and discovered that I had written a pretty good story, with angles quite beyond a simple race day diary. In honor of Patriot’s Day, I’m going to serialize the story over the next week. Continue reading →

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Transporting Goods, Haitian Style

Posted on November 12, 2011 by Al

Sometimes, I’ll see a woman carrying something on her head in addition to having a rooster dangling in her grasp. Continue reading →

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More Pictures From Haiti

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Al

When things got slow in the country clinic today, I walked around outside and visited some animals. The white horse is as scrawny as he looks. Poor thing. And I’m sure there was a great big saddle sore on his … Continue reading →

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Cheryl’s Interpreter Gladias

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Al

I love how things seem to fall into place. I think 3 weeks for this place is giving me a really good feel for everything. For instance, I didn’t feel quite satisfied leaving the traditional birth attendants and not getting … Continue reading →

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Ewins Joseph: Hope for Haiti

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Al

Ewins, a 27 yo leader of his village, hopes to build a better school for the children than the one that is shown behind him. He told me a group donated funds for the construction but that it was blocked … Continue reading →

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Traditional Birth Attendants

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Al

Cheryl is apparently having trouble getting enough bandwidth to send any pictures, so these journal entries will have to suffice for now. Continue reading →

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Walking with Althus and Alishard

Posted on November 6, 2011 by Al

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Sunday at the Mother Teresa Feeding Center

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Al

More from Cheryl in Haiti: I spent the morning attending the church service at the orphanage. Language barrier but the format felt similar to services I had been to in USA. Time for praying, preaching, genuflecting, laughing, and singing. I … Continue reading →

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Haiti, in Pictures

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Al

Continuing the first post from Cheryl in Haiti: Continue reading →

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