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Haiti 2015 - Day 1 & 2

Day 1 and 2: Saying good bye to the kids is always the hardest part. My amazing sister helped me drag all the luggage to the meeting spot...

Haiti 2014 - Day 4

Day 4: Today I was scheduled to work a morning shift at the hospital. It was hard to get up early this morning after our long day...

Haiti 2014 - Day 3

Day 3: I can hardly find the words to explain the range of experiences and emotions from today. We woke and had our usual morning of tea...

Haiti 2014 - Day 2

Day 2 : I am happy to announce that I actually slept quite well last night. We all got up and had breakfast and enjoyed the morning....

Haiti 2014 - Day 1

Day 1: So it turns out the red eye to NYC then onto Haiti is a bad idea. I had my regular full day with the kids on Friday and was...

Haiti 2013 - Day 3

Day 3: I slept well again last night. I am so thankful there is not a rooster this year. I woke at 630 and led another yoga class on the...

Haiti 2013 - Day 2

Day 2: Now I sit reflecting on the day and am overwhelmed by it all. After lunch we loaded up the jeep with all the supplies. 75...

Haiti 2013 - Day 1

Day 1: So I sat up late last night and typed up a journal from my first day back in Haiti but it did not send nor did it save it as a...

Haiti 2012 - Day 7 & 8

Day 7 & 8: I was unable to write in the last night at the house because we were so busy and then I've been in a bit of a sleep deprived...

Haiti 2012 - Day 6

Day 6: The internet was not working last night so I could not get my nightly email off but all is well. We got up and had our usual...

Haiti 2012 - Day 5

Day 5: Today was a better day. We woke up and had breakfast, then Pam and I got on motorcycles and went to market day with our two...

Haiti 2012 - Day 4

Day 4: Today was the hardest day yet. We got to the hospital and tried to finish our project of cleaning and organizing the unit and...

Haiti 2012 - Day 3

Day 3: We spent almost the whole day at the hospital. The antepartum and postpartum units were very busy. The labor unit had a couple of...

Haiti 2012 - Day 2

DAY 2: Well day 2 felt like a week. We went left the house at 9am on the back of a motorcycle. The driver and me in the middle and my...

Haiti 2012 - Day 1

DAY 1: Well my first day was long, hot and exhausting. The day started early at 6 EST to shower, have breakfast and catch the shuttle to...