When I decided I needed to spend some time in Haiti to strengthen my relationships with our friends and collaborators in Fondwa and other parts of Haiti, it seemed like a good idea. Deciding to spend three weeks in January and February enjoying Haiti's winter warmth seemed like a GREAT idea given the usual weather in Western PA during those winter months. Now - less than a week from my departure date - I'm asking myself "What was I thinking?"!
Most of December all of January have been unusually hectic. Our loyal and generous PIP donors kept the PIP "staff" (consisting of myself, my wife Daneen, and Romayne our stalwart volunteer) busy with end-of-the-year donations. The PIP board kept us busy preparing reports for the PIP winter board of directors meeting. Herault Beauvais, the APF liaison between Fondwa and the APF office in Port au Prince and newest PIP board member, came back with the PA board contingency and is spending two months studying ESL (English as a Second Language), although for Herault it's actually a third language since all educated Haitian know Kreyol and French! I scheduled meetings with the Humility of Mary Sisters, a group of International Development grad students from the University of Pittsburgh, and the U. of Pitt chapter of "Engineers Without Borders" all for the two weeks immediately preceding my scheduled departure. What WAS I thinking??
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