haiti day one
haiti day one: travel
i left my apartment at 3:30, stopped by the ATM to get cash, and was at the aiport by 4:15ish. jamie, aaron and fedna beat me there.
oh, and it was ridiculously cold for the middle of march.
we went from austin to houston to miami to port au prince.
we arrived in port au prince at about 3:00 friday afternoon.
i have heard many times that the devastation of haiti is so great that you can feel the heaviness as soon as you step off of the plane. i didn't feel this weight that quickly. i felt the intense sun. i felt a heavy carry on bag. i felt the anticipation of the upcoming week. maybe i was ignoring it. maybe it was saving itself for later, to spare me a few days of strength & hope that would be greatly needed by the end of the week. but the weight did come, ever so subtly.
we were picked up by troy livesay and carried off to the port au prince hilton - otherwise known as the Methodist Guest House. in addition to very weak, but free wifi, we got cold - yet running, or sometimes jogging - showers. we could have even gone swimming, had we energy enough at the end of each day (which we unfortunately did not).
we got settled in and had a wonderful meal of rice & beans, carrots & yucca, and caribbean juice. it felt like home.
posted by Alexia & Jeffrey @ 11:45 AM
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