Posted on behalf of Hope Pogemiller (MP4)
On our walk to the villa one day after a brief rain, we were startled by the beauty of 2 rainbows stretching across the sky. We all stood back by the walls of the compound next to the road and excitedly pointed at the rainbows. We shouted excitedly to a man passing by, and he smiled and taught us the name for rainbow in kreyol as he walked. Everyone from security guards to cooks to patients are pleased with attempts to learn kreyol, and it is amazing how patiently they repeat words and help us to construct phrases each day.
A double rainbow
Hope Pogemiller (MP4) and Adam Foss (MP4) at the compound
As we bid farewell to so many favorite colleagues and community contacts, we often receive a wish that our final few days be multiplied 100 fold. We are surrounded by an intense love of Haiti that is shared by so many Haitians and aid workers alike. The spirit of Haiti has crept into our souls, and even in our final days of this month we are practicing kreyol at dinner and planning our return.
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