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Background: The native Arawak Amerindians - who inhabited the island of Hispaniola when it was discovered by Columbus in 1492 - were virtually annihilated by Spanish settlers within 25 years. In the early 17th century, the French established a presence on Hispaniola, and in 1697, Spain ceded to the French the western third of the island - Haiti. The French colony, based on forestry and sugar-related industries, became one of the wealthiest in the Caribbean, but only through the heavy importation of African slaves and considerable environmental degradation. In the late 18th century, Haiti's nearly half million slaves revolted under Toussaint L'OUVERTURE and after a prolonged struggle, became the first black republic to declare its independence in 1804. Haiti has been plagued by political violence for most of its history. It is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere.




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Hey everyone so we made it after 2 days of flying! and surprisingly 9 hours in the airport wasnt bad at all..lol , now the port au prince airport was..interesting..lol a lil runway and a building..with no walls! we got are bags and through customs and imegration quickly however once outside it got a little hectic, loud people were talking in a diff lanuage and aksing us if we need a ride..ect then are bag man found us and the other 3 people and we met up with are driver who is full time worker here. the drive was crazy!..lol and [View Full Entry]

JMS - Janice Seaton | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: January 28th 2008 | 97 Views | [diary=240451]


heyy so the day has arrived...finally..lol we will be flying out of edmonton tomorw afternoon and after a couple stops in seatle and miami we will arrive in pot au prince haiti monday morning. bags are packed and ready now i jsut have to try and get some sleep tonight!! lol i will update hopefully within a day or two of arriving at the orphanage. lots of love [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 27th 2008 | 42 Views | [diary=239865]


Has anyone visited this destination recently? We have and had a great time in Haiti. We spent one week in the Port au Prince area and two weeks in Jacmel. Haiti can be a tourist destination once again. Does anyone else have any experiences or opinions on this? [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2007 | 247 Views | [diary=190013]

Jacmel
Jacmel

We have traveled to Haiti for about three weeks this past year. We spent two weeks in the pretty town of Jacmel and one-week in Petionville, which is a suberb of the capital, Port au Prince. Haiti is quite an interesting country to visit, and the Haitians are very warm and welcoming people. Unfortunately, the tourist trade there is not very good at this time. Haiti has not had regular tourism in nearly 20 years. Although, in the early 1990's it picked up for eight or nine months; however, this was very short-lived. If tourism would return to this country, [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 8th 2007 | 123 Views | [diary=178774]


We have traveled to Haiti for about three weeks this past year. We spent two weeks in the pretty town of Jacmel and one-week in Petionville, which is a suberb of the capital, Port au Prince. Haiti is quite an interesting country to visit, and the Haitians are very warm and welcoming people. Unfortunately, the tourist trade there is not very good at this time. Haiti has not had regular tourism in nearly 20 years. Although, in the early 1990's it picked up for eight or nine months; however, this was very short-lived. If tourism would return to this country, [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 8th 2007 | 62 Views | [diary=178775]


I'm at a cyber cafe right now in Port-au-Prince. I am adjusting to my new environment. On the weekends, I stay at my uncle’s house in the mountains. The weather there is amazing, very cool, zero humidity, so much better than Boston or DC. However, during the week is a different story. We stay at his second home “en ville” downtown in sweltering heat, and there is hardly ever electricity and no fan in the entire house. “Mais, nap degage” But we are managing! My first day in the clinic was yesterday. It was an incredibly humbling experience. My communication skil [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 4th 2007 | 146 Views | [diary=177376]


June 14th, 2007 Hello to everyone, We know we have been a little negligent in updating our blog and, for that, we apologize. It’s been a busy month and things are still brewing for us here. We are in final preparations for our return home and are, at this time, in the process of booking return flights to arrive between the 22nd and 25th of this month. We are filled with mixed emotions and are taking things one day at a time. We are both ecstatic about the thought of going home to our family and friends, whom we’ve missed [View Full Entry]

WeBeSailing - Annie & Eric www.WeBeSailing.com | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 14th 2007 | 933 Views | [diary=168878]

As the sun sets in Haiti
Traffic in Port au Prince
Ludger Jean from Petite Rivière de Nippe,  proudly presenting his wicker creations

Today we toured the slums of Haiti, where The Salvation Army operates schools for some of the poorest children in the country. Students are not only given a good education for a fraction of the cost of other schools, they are also fed a nutritious hot lunch, the best (and possibly only) meal many of them will have each day. The Salvation Army school in one of the suburbs, Fort National, was the smallest school I have ever seen. Located in a densely populated suburb, the school was a very narrow, three storey building. In one 3metre x 3 metre [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 30th 2007 | 225 Views | [diary=166556]

Curious onlooker
At School
Voodoo Temple

We filmed again at The Salvation Army’s clinic in Port-au-Prince today. More suspected cases of malaria, TB and malnutrition. Moving to the back of the clinic, we got to see the Nutrition Clinic in full swing, with mothers given a cup of milk mixture to feed their babies. The mixture is made up of sterilised water, milk powder, oil and sugar. The mothers are also given enough of the mix to take home with them in order to ensure that the child is fed properly until the next day’s clinic. A lot of these malnourished babies were still being breast-fed, [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 29th 2007 | 138 Views | [diary=165571]

Nutrition Program
Nutrition Program 2
Nutrition Program 3

Today we spent all morning filming at The Salvation Army’s Health and Nutrition Clinic inside the compound at Port-au-Prince. The clinic opens at 8am but when we walked around the corner to the entrance at 7:30 there was already a crowd of more than 50 people lining the “waiting room” benches under a shelter outside the facility! The clinic is mainly for mothers, babies and young children, but because it is one of the cheapest health facility in the city, adults who can’t afford to go anywhere else are also treated. The clinic is a great example of how The [View Full Entry]

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Published: May 28th 2007 | 170 Views | [diary=165565]

The Clinic 2
next door to the clinic
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