I made it through my first night in Plain Matin. I slept great. It was cool and comfortable and the sounds of Kreyol conversation, crickets, passing trucks, barking dogs, and other miscellany actually lulled me to sleep. I couldn't hear the snorers over that racket!
This morning I was first of our group to wake up, so I headed out to brush my teeth and "wash" my face with a baby wipe. Lenord was sitting outside on the porch steps making baskets and I stopped to talk to him a little, even though his English is not much better than my Kreyol.
Which reminds me, I haven't introduced our crew yet. If you continue reading this blog, it might be helpful for you to know who's Haitian and who's American.
For the Haitians, we have:
- Lenord (He's technically a translator, but I already told you how that's going. We call him Msie. Populaire because his cellphone never stops ringing.)
- Jules (Translator and host in P-a-P.)
- Madame Pastor Jan (My "mucker," aka: partner for the week's activities and my go-to if I need help here.)
- Pastor Paul (Jan's husband. Also, the pastor of several churches throughout Haiti.)
- Budendy "Beauty" (One of our translators.)
- Milo (Another translator. Also, Lenord's son.)
- Watland (Translator.)
- Julien (Translator.)
- Claudette (Translator.)
- Luckner (Translator.)
- Gracendy (Translator.)
- Pastor Farrell and his wife, of Plain Matin
- Michael (Pastor F's son)
- Suzette (One of our cooking ladies; second-in-command to Madame Pas F.)
- Orlean (One of the kids.)
- Rosalie (Another one of the kids.)
And for the Americans, we have:
- Jeff (Trip and project coordinator for Haiti H2O.)
- Sandy and Kristen
- Dave "Dav" and Paige "Paj"
- Olivia
- Dick
- Mark
- Jay
And that's the crew. Bookmark this post now for future reference. :)
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