N’ap Kenbe
N’ap kenbe, we’re holding. A few nights ago, I was out eating tacos and catching some March Madness at a local restaurant geared towards job creation when I was slightly caught off guard by a new expat asking what jobs…
Country Haiti
Growing
I have now been back in Haiti for just over a month, but it feels like it’s been much longer than that. The excitement of being in a new place that I felt in my first few months is fading…
Locked
Peyi a bloke. Wout yo bouche. Peyi ap kraze. Moun yo grangou. Pa gen gazolin. Pa gen dyezèl. Gourde ap monte. The country is blocked. The roads are impassable. The country is breaking. People are hungry. Do not have gas.…
Honoring adjustments
Thank you to everyone who has reached out in concern, offered thoughts and prayers, and sent words of encouragement in these past few weeks. I am grateful to say that things have been mostly peaceful country-wide for the past week…
Returning to my Haitian home!
Bonjou from Haiti once again! I couldn’t hold back the excitement last Thursday as I flew over the beautiful mountains and water before touching ground. I am thrilled to be back in my other home. Leading up to being…
Fanm Djanm
My eyes were opened to the utter awesome-ness of women this past month. Fanm Djanm: Robust Woman. My mother came to Haiti for the first time and I got to observe her selflessly love on and serve people she’s never…
Unexpected Turns
Surprise surprise! I am still in America. While I must admit I have enjoyed getting to eat all my favorite foods and see all of my favorite people, I am missing Haiti very much. I came to America for the…
L’Union Fait La Force: Unity Makes Strength
Unity Makes Strength: the moto of Haiti During my last semester at Belmont (Spring 2017), one day I was feeling rather confident for some reason and told my coach that I had changed my life goal from being First Lady…
I’ll be home for Christmas
Hi all! Or should I say y’all? I am back in Tennessee for a tender Christmas with family and friends. There’s a lot going on here including Christmas parties and sweet reunions and gift wrapping and trips to the local…
Holidays in Haiti
I am writing this blog 9 whole days after I planned to do so. Sometimes, that’s how life goes I hear, especially when said life takes place in a developing country. About a week ago, I returned from a Saturday…