Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Number 8
my children telling secrets in CREOLE
Number 7- What I LOVE about Haiti

















morning light

Thursday, May 17, 2012

at long last, a loose tooth!!!!


These are the two of my favourite things...




Philippe's Attie recent work!



Niko in the bamboo! Much like Gorillas in the Mist only louder...no whinier, but still cute for a photo!!!

Among other things, like the source of the nations WATER SUPPLY,  and a pine forest Seguin has AMAZING light! As you've probably noticed!!!! 

Despite, having brought/worn only glittery flip flops (with heels), Gabriela walked/run 3/4 of the 7+ km of extremely mountainous terrain to Park La Visit

Eat your heart out Marlboro! 


The kids and I enjoyed the time away.  The Papa enjoyed different office furniture and climate.  
Niko stayed warm by trying to get up to the sugar bowl.
Gabriela drinking Ti Bom (mint) tea! 

Peanut butter on a plastic spoon was the energy of choice for the "descent".  

Peanut butter might also be one of the reasons why 3 rocks had to be added to one of the horse's to balance out the weight of Niko who was sleeping in the other.   Peanut butter and genes.  

This was the 35 minutes when Niko wasn't asking us to carry him.
Just kidding, both kids impressed us with their veracity.   This "little" cherub
even rode the horse by himself for nearly a km.   

Everyone we passed
 by had to check out Niko in a pannier.  

Friday, May 11, 2012

real art

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Monday, May 07, 2012

Haiti's heart

I have two lines of thought around the beauty and shire joy of some aspects of life here:
1. I just think this is fun because I have money, education, a half of a mattress to sleep on and an at least half liberated husband : )
2. There is joy to be had in regular Haitian life. Joy might just be inherent in Haitian culture and/or might just pop up more easily in places where sharing (stuff and experiences) is essential to survival.
Anyways, having just come back to this lovely place after 6 nights away from Port au Prince (3 away from Haiti) , I've been re-experiencing some of my favorite things here! Ah hem

- mangoes- not from the Marche or supermarket but the 3 mangoes your neighbour brings back from an overnight trip to the countryside for an unexpected funeral. She hands them to me and says they are green and then these sweet sweet words that make us salivate like dogs "manje a couteau" you can eat them with a knife. Green. Firm. Transcendent orange. Juice. God sure knew what he was doing when creating mangoes (that's what Matt always says between mangoes)
- while on the topic of food, Haitian chicken &@!!!!*+**!!!! Seriously, sooooo delesh. I asked Andrena the butcher/cooker/cleaner/ironer/Mama in crime/friend if she could get one every two weeks but I've been sneaking one in just about every week under one excuse or the other...Niko's getting a cold so I want to make chicken soup.?
- we'll be THRILLED to see you whenever you show up (no logistics required). After I taught my yoga class tonight I stopped at my former favorite supermarket...I almost didn't go because I knew that everyone that works there would be upset because I didn't have TiLolo with me. (TiLolo is the name one of the 10+ staff picked out for Niko before he was even the the light of day.) And they were mad at me! Why didn't you bring Ti Lolo, they asked, we were with him from the time he was in your belly, why haven't you brought him to see us??!! Their pleas were so convincing that I did feel bad tonight and wouldn't think of going again without TiLolo. Come anytime! We'll be here and we'll host an instant party that makes you feel like a moviestar. Sure, it's partly b/c I'm white that people remember me but it's mostly that people here love people.
- RAIN WATER SHOWER
- electrocuting mosquitoes with an electric badminton racket shouldn't feel this good

More coming when the sun rises!!!

Saturday, May 05, 2012

Yippeeee!

Crossing the DR Haiti border! Praise God we're home!!!!!
Unfortunately this "mechandise" is crossing too... f-ing styrofoam clam shells.
How to recollect 3000 dispersed styrofoam trays?????
Tell me something positive styrofoam has contributed to modern life!!!!!?