Work Day 1 & 2

First of all we apologize for lack of blogging.  We have moved to an other location that is much closer to where we are working.  And the internet is not easily accessible.  From the get go we never really knew exactly what we were going to be doing here in Haiti as far as working went. Well here's what we have been doing:


We packed up early Monday morning, yes, loaded all our luggage on the TOP of our vehicle! Typical Haitian style.  Don't worry- they were tied on tightly and we managed to not lose any of them during our trip.  We went to the city of Leogane and checked into- wait for it- a hotel. Kind of crazy to experience the different aspects of the culture. We unloaded and then began our work on the site.  

Our hotel

Right on the ocean!!

We are working with the CRWRC to rebuild a school that had been destroyed in the earthquake.  The project engineer had been a teacher at a school in Port-a-Prince; he was injured severely in the earthquake and that school lost many of its students. He is very passionate about rebuilding this school in Leogane. Our experienced craftsmen enjoyed relearning their trades as the Haitian workers explained and taught them the local techniques. We have been accomplishing quite a bit.

It is also neat because the kids are in school while we work.  During their break or after school we have opportunities to hangout and play with them.  The children are full of love and smiles.  They love to give fist pumps and play a hand slapping game.  A game that involves hitting each other's hands...and some of the kids are pretty feisty.  We lead them in some interactive activities such as, "Who is knocking on my door," made animal noises with puppets and introduced them to bubbles!

Temporary classrooms