We are alive, sorry for the delay. The experience was ridiculous. Our travels down to Haiti were smooth and exciting. I barely fit in the plane, picture me touching my toes and shuffling forward. That's how i got to my seat. It was weird there was no security at the airport we just walked out to the plane and got on.
Once we got to the orphanage we got the tour of the facilities which are royalty compared to the surrounding village. Then we met the kids. We walked in and they came running to meet us. It was a heart warming experience.
So, what did you do? OK, Laura got a crash course in how to run the place as a head nurse which included medication, common diseases in the kids, and seeing where everything was to treat people. I picked up a paint brush and put my skills to work on the new building. What did you like the most? The kids are the best part. Ages 0-5. We tried to spend a lot of time just giving the kids much needed attention. Laura gave meds at night and i was in charge of brushing the kids teeth. It was great, man they love toothpaste. What else? Well we got to see three kids go to their adoptive home. This was also a moving experience.
The poverty is hard to describe. I guess the best way to say it is, they are surviving not developing or growing. These people are living day to day just trying to make it.
We are going to try to do better with the blogging. Laura may edit this post.
-couple that got diarrhea
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