In response to the earthquake that struck Haiti in 2010, Artruistic has volunteered to help in the recovery effort. Part of our volunteer time will be spent providing art-therapy sessions with the members of the boy's home were we will be staying. We will also help in the removal of damaged structures and the rebuilding of a classroom.
Hi Ms. Y! It sounds like you are having fun! How old are the boys in the home you are staying at? From what I have read it seems like they are happy to have you staying with them. What is Croix de Bouquets? Does the name mean anything? On Thursday we go to teen arts. I think it will be a good trip!
@Miss Maguire- The food is similar to US food. TOday for lunch we had rice and every morning I enjoy the best cheese omelet smothered in the hottest hot sauce ever!
The work requires a lot of strength and stamina. Today I was in the "Pit" helping in an assembly line to move buckets of concrete to fill up the forms the Haitian workers built the day before.
I think this is probably the best time to come to Haiti because everything is in bloom and so beautiful. Yesterday I got to hold a gourde. It's not like the ones from halloween but it felt like a softball and had the shape of one too.
I think it's pretty save to walk around without that fear of the building, however I more concerned about the amount of dust that currently resides in my lungs. It's very dusty here from the ruble.
I only saw about one or two cops here but when I was downtown near the presidential palace, I saw the Minustah and they were taking pictures of the palace too. Minustah is the UN from Nepal.
I come home on the 28th of March and will be in school the following day. I MISS YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!!
Thank you for taking such an interest in asking me questions!
@Zy- Today was the first day we did some art with the kids. I showed them the necklaces that I made and gave them some and they in turn showed me how to make a necklace from a coconut. I broke two blades doing it... :) but it was a great sharing session.
@Niya- I am having so much fun! The boys range in age from 10 to 25. Once they kit the age of 21 they are encouraged to become a director here and be a live in success story for the new boys that come into the program. I could stay here forever. They are so welcoming and every morning I am greeted with hugs and Bon Jou's. Croix de Bouquets means cross of flowers. Wyclef grew up there, that's his neighborhood. It's a big iron work area (like the one I showed you guys for the do now and the steel drums). HAVE FUN AT TEENS ARTS. I'll be thinking of you guys. TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!!!
ps there is supposed to be a video attached to that post of croix de bouquets.
@Caitlin- WIfi is everywhere. But when the electric goes out the wifi does too. We had no electric today for about 2 hours and it also went out last night. It for some reason also goes out during dinner so we started bringing our head lamps to the table so we can have light. There really isn't any street lamps so it's very dark at night.
@Josh- We have very limited electric and when it's on it seems like it is really slow to charge my computer. Plus my computer seems to go through a single charge in about 1 to 2 hours. It's become quite annoying because of the flip side that it takes twice as long to charge it to a complete charge. You can use cell phones here. The phone of choice is Digicell. It looks like early 90's nokia phones. :) You can also use your phone here too but it is super expensive. My AT&T network turned into VOILA. I love it.
@Josh and Caitlin- ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE ELECTRIC...The former president is in town (Aristide) and the word on the streets is that the government is keeping the electric on for him where otherwise it would be really choppy. Thankfully they have a generator here so we are covered until that goes out.
Today we would like to know:
ReplyDeleteIs the food similar to US food?
Is the work hard?
What is the plant life like?
Do you have to be careful of certain buildings or places in case of collapse?
Have you seen many police officers in your area?
When are you coming back??? We miss you!
Also, Thank you for answering all of our questions!
Have you begon any art therapy with any of the students or teachers that you were planning to work with?
ReplyDeleteHi Ms. Y! It sounds like you are having fun! How old are the boys in the home you are staying at? From what I have read it seems like they are happy to have you staying with them. What is Croix de Bouquets? Does the name mean anything? On Thursday we go to teen arts. I think it will be a good trip!
ReplyDeleteWhere are you getting your Wi-Fi from?
ReplyDeleteI would like to know how you are getting your Wi-Fi and power for your computer? Also can you use cell phones over in Hati?
ReplyDelete@Miss Maguire- The food is similar to US food. TOday for lunch we had rice and every morning I enjoy the best cheese omelet smothered in the hottest hot sauce ever!
ReplyDeleteThe work requires a lot of strength and stamina. Today I was in the "Pit" helping in an assembly line to move buckets of concrete to fill up the forms the Haitian workers built the day before.
I think this is probably the best time to come to Haiti because everything is in bloom and so beautiful. Yesterday I got to hold a gourde. It's not like the ones from halloween but it felt like a softball and had the shape of one too.
I think it's pretty save to walk around without that fear of the building, however I more concerned about the amount of dust that currently resides in my lungs. It's very dusty here from the ruble.
I only saw about one or two cops here but when I was downtown near the presidential palace, I saw the Minustah and they were taking pictures of the palace too. Minustah is the UN from Nepal.
I come home on the 28th of March and will be in school the following day. I MISS YOU ALL SO MUCH!!!!!
Thank you for taking such an interest in asking me questions!
@Zy- Today was the first day we did some art with the kids. I showed them the necklaces that I made and gave them some and they in turn showed me how to make a necklace from a coconut. I broke two blades doing it... :) but it was a great sharing session.
@Niya- I am having so much fun! The boys range in age from 10 to 25. Once they kit the age of 21 they are encouraged to become a director here and be a live in success story for the new boys that come into the program. I could stay here forever. They are so welcoming and every morning I am greeted with hugs and Bon Jou's. Croix de Bouquets means cross of flowers. Wyclef grew up there, that's his neighborhood. It's a big iron work area (like the one I showed you guys for the do now and the steel drums). HAVE FUN AT TEENS ARTS. I'll be thinking of you guys. TAKE LOTS OF PICTURES!!!
ps there is supposed to be a video attached to that post of croix de bouquets.
@Caitlin- WIfi is everywhere. But when the electric goes out the wifi does too. We had no electric today for about 2 hours and it also went out last night. It for some reason also goes out during dinner so we started bringing our head lamps to the table so we can have light. There really isn't any street lamps so it's very dark at night.
@Josh- We have very limited electric and when it's on it seems like it is really slow to charge my computer. Plus my computer seems to go through a single charge in about 1 to 2 hours. It's become quite annoying because of the flip side that it takes twice as long to charge it to a complete charge.
You can use cell phones here. The phone of choice is Digicell. It looks like early 90's nokia phones. :) You can also use your phone here too but it is super expensive. My AT&T network turned into VOILA. I love it.
@Josh and Caitlin- ONE MORE THING ABOUT THE ELECTRIC...The former president is in town (Aristide) and the word on the streets is that the government is keeping the electric on for him where otherwise it would be really choppy. Thankfully they have a generator here so we are covered until that goes out.
ReplyDelete