More Trip Tales

In Haiti, we drank pop from returnable glass bottles from a wooden case. Just like in the old days. They even had some of the old brands that you can't get anymore in the U.S.

Haitian water heaters are black barrels on the roof of their homes.

Haitians are clean and well dressed, wearing American clothing. In the 60's, President Kennedy started a program that continues, where U.S. clothing companies send their overstocks, out dated, out-of-season, etc. clothing to Haiti. They get it for free, and the Haitian retailers can take a small mark-up. So they have lots of really nice clothing.

We signed the Gutwein's wall "guest book", and read the names of others who visited before us. Including some who read this blog.

I enjoyed meeting and visiting with Kai and Bettina, a young Christian couple from Germany. Kai developed the SEED Forestry program and they live in an apartment at SEED.

Haitian Christians are enthusiastic singers. Their hymnbook did not have music - only words to the hymns. The melodies are passed down from older to the young, and they pick up the harmonies naturally.

It was amusing to watch Hatians bringing their sick or injured livestock and pets to the clinic in baskets, on bicycles, on scooters, etc. One farmer brought in an injured cow which was standing up in the back of a mini-pickup. Another brought a goat which he was holding in his arms while steering his motorcycle with his knees. Another had a dog in a basket strapped on a bicycle.