"My Peace Corps Haitian experience in 2001" Haiti by San_Diego_Evita

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Beautiful Haitian children - Jeremie - Haiti

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This photo was taken by my friend Roxane who is now working for an NGO in Jeremie, Haiti. She used to work for another NGO in Fort-Liberte, where I was stationed as a Peace Corps Volunteer. I miss her and I miss the Haitian children with their beautiful smiles.

A serene, quiet place to relax

View from Hotel Bayaha, Fort-Liberte

When the poverty and other aspects of Haitian reality were getting to me too much, I would take a book and sit by the bay on the terrace of this small hotel. The Cuban doctors were also coming here to take a break and we would have a beer and socialize. We'd swim in the bay or listen to music: mostly Konpa - local Haitian rhythm.

Ruins of Fort St. Joseph

Fishermen's boats in Fort-Liberte, Haiti

This was my favorite swimming spot, where I would come with Mirta, a Cuban radiologist also stationed in Fort-Liberte. Very often local kids would join us. I was trying to teach them to swim but they were just laughing, joking, and asking me questions about life in the United States. That's where they all wanted to go someday.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Beuatiful people, rich culture, exotic place
Cons:Abject poverty, hunger, sickness, and death
In a nutshell:Not for the faint-hearted

Last visit to Haiti: Dec 2001
Intro Updated Sep 11, 2004
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marcoparco Sep 29, 2004 at 6:34 PM

Very nice page here! I miss the smiles to.....can't wait to go back in November!!! Check out my PAP page if you wish! Cheers