Linnea Zernov-
Arriving at Port Au
Prince airport and Driving Home
Immediately
when we landed in Port Au Prince my first thought was everything looks so dry.
There aren’t bodies of water except the Caribbean Sea. On our way to Mission of
Hope, we saw tons of Haitians walking along the unpaved, rocky roads. Mountains
surrounded us which was beautiful. There was a market we passed where Haitians
bring new items like clothes and shoes and sell them. There was so much stuff.
It is so shocking that there are no road signs or lanes. Drivers drive a bit
scary but no accidents hardly ever happen.
Sunday Morning
Our dorms are right on the ocean and it is so beautiful to
wake up to and see the sunset/sunrise every day. Sunday morning, we planned on
waking up at 5:55 am, as breakfast was at 6:30. I had set an alarm and was in
charge of waking people up, and it turns out it was actually 4:55 am. My phone
had changed to eastern time, but daylight savings never happened in Haiti so it
was actually central time. I had some angry friends that morning but we luckily
had an early start to the morning! Haiti culture is extremely beautiful.
Haitian Culture and
Environment
I think the people are very nice and want to get to know
you. Men and women have very heavy baskets balanced atop their heads filled
with supplies; so impressive. There are no buildings; just very small
structures. There is a lot of empty compounds that are used for selling items.
The amount of wild goats, cows and dogs is crazy. We see them right outside our dorms throughout the day. The Mission of Hope main campus is very incredible.
There is so much going on. They have a warehouse that holds packed food, TOMS
shoes, and other medical supplies.
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