I arrived safely in Haiti today. I am writing from the hospitality house. It is very nice. My accommodations are very good.
There were no major problems getting here, just a couple tiny glitches which were worked out relatively quickly. For example, I was sharing a taxi from the dorm to the airport with another student because the dorms closed yesterday and I was flying out today. This made sense because we were both going to the Airport Days Inn; only I did not know that there were two Days Inn Hotels in Miami that have airport in their title. So I ended up at the one that did not have my reservation; my classmate did have a reservation there, but they could not switch mine, fortunately they both have free airport shuttles, which is how I got from one to the other.
I used the hotel airport shuttle this morning as well and apparently dropped my wallet in the airport shuttle, which I realized I did not have at the baggage check. I called the hotel as soon as I realized I had lost my wallet. They found it in the van and the shuttle driver brought it to me quickly. I am so grateful for the Days Inn Airport shuttle drivers!
It took a little longer for me to get picked up at the airport than I expected, but things have a way of working out.
We passed many people in the streets on the way to the house. It is a densely populated city. There is a lot of rubble from buildings damaged during the earth quake. We passed many tent communities all around. It is hard to describe; my words are not doing it justice. I got a tour of the house, met some people. Sr. Mary took me through the tent community in the soccer field. There are a lot of children. People are friendly. We went to the grocery store which was not too different from a small grocery store you might find at home. We bought frozen pizza which we had for dinner; it was quite good.
It just started raining and there is a wonderful breeze which is cooling everyhting off.
I hope you are all doing well.
Take care,
Kathleen
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