Posted on May 24, 2014 by Jaimee De Pompeo We all slept like logs last night and got up and ready just in time to visit some homeroom classes. The teachers were very welcoming and the kids were intrigued by the new “blancs”…
Read MorePosted on January 21, 2014 by Haley Berl There are several large cultural differences that I have picked up on over the past couple of weeks. The first is the fact that in Haiti, time is not money. Time is what you do,…
Read MorePosted on January 21, 2014 by Haley Berl Today we woke up in time to go to Simon’s 7am English class. Yesterday, he invited us to come observe and possibly assist him. However, when we looked for his seventh grade…
Read MorePosted on January 10, 2014 by Haley Berl Today began with a 7:15 am English class with Evens. The classroom is relatively small, but we were informed that there were many absences due to an extended Christmas vacation from students who live farther…
Read MorePosted on January 10, 2014 by Haley Berl Today was Epiphany Sunday, and we woke up around 7 am to get ready. Mass began at 8, and Pere Noe instructed us to sit interspersed among the parishoners. I sat next to a girl…
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