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We’ve successfully arrived in Haiti, and are staying at St. Josephs, a medical facility up the hill from town. It’s basically everything that we had imagined: hot, hot hot, and very sunny. We plan to enjoy (according to the Lonely Planet) the “best sunset view of Port au Prince.” Just a quick post to . . . → Read More: Haiti . . . → Read More: Haiti Journal – Episode 2 (1) This is a good idea. It was a good idea when we planned it back in January, and it continues to be a good idea now. (2) We’re not taking anything, other than ourselves, that we would be crushed to simply leave behind. (2.1) I know where my towel is. It’s in my suitcase. . . . → Read More: Mantrae . . . → Read More: Haiti Journal – Episode 1 an assortment of Spring pictures for your perusement, amusement, and bemusement. New essay, ahead of schedule: Boundaries. For the love of God, do not click here: you were warned. Here’s some info about Haiti, and where we’ll be next week, for the curious: We’re traveling with Family Health Ministries. They’re a solid and reputable group that has been doing this, and other trips for many years. We fly into Port Au Prince, and then drive to the mountain village of Fondwa. About 8,000 people . . . → Read More: Haiti Okay, I hate myspace, but I hate being bad at anything worse than I hate myspace. Therefore, any of you with a myspace account are encouraged to “friend” me. That way, I can have more than my measly, pathetic, 14 friends. Yes, I really do want to be one of those people with, like, a . . . → Read More: Myspace My my, you start paying attention to something, and suddenly that thing is all over the news. Here’s a column by Kristof from today’s NYT: In March I opened a “win a trip” contest, offering to take a university student with me on a rough reporting trip to a neglected area in Africa. Some 3,800 . . . → Read More: International travel This one goes out to my geek homies: . . . → Read More: SSH hackery |
