1) When we went the grocery store, I threw in some Lipton tea bags. Along with some sugar, I've been able to make myself some sweet tea and keep my addiction at a reasonable level. You can take the boy out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the boy.
2) Last night we had a couple guys from NYI come crash in our room. Uneventful, but we had to rearrange a bunk or two.
3) For the gearheads, despite Canon's best efforts, we successfully figured out how to log and transfer footage off the T2i / 550D in Final Cut. The iPad slate is working quite well and makes it easy to sync audio. We did have some overheating issues this morning, but a couple of white rags fixed that.
This morning we got up a little early (7ish) to get set up for an interview with Bill Dawson, Field Coordinator for Haiti. He was a little tardy, but we got what we needed. He was an easy interview since he's a laid back guy and American, so no language barrier. We were resourceful in our setup, but had all the comforts of home:
After we wrapped with Bill, we ate some sandwiches and headed out for Wahoo Bay Beach Club and Resort. Jason, a Haiti Water Project guy here, drove us, LeeAllie, and Jennifer (another mission corps volunteer) out there in the SUV. This time however, with less gear, we spread out a bit.
Along the way we stopped at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp, or a tent city. We've seen a lot of tents through our few days here - some nicer, like camping tents, and some nothing more than a tarp on sticks, or just pieces of clothing strung together. Bill told us there are more than 1 million Haitians homeless or displaced by the earthquake. In some of these tent cities they literally have nothing. Each dot you see on the hill is a separate tent with probably several people living in it.
While we were stopped, several of the Haitians came up to the car and talked to Jason and LeeAllie about getting water. Hopefully they can help them out at some point.
And Jonathan did his thing.
We were off again towards the beach. This place was very much geared towards American tourists. It was a $10 US cover to get in, but it was a pretty nice beach with some great views. We swam a little and just hung out under the shade. Jonathan bought live crabs from the local guys and they cooked them for us. We ate them right there on the beach.
We went up to the restaurant to get some drinks - 3 12oz citrons (like lemonade), 2 12oz fruit punches, and one Pepsi - for a grand total of $18. They obviously knew we were a captive audience.
About 4:30 we got back in the SUV and headed back to town. This time, it was Matt's turn.
We got back to the campus and cooked dinner - chicken and noodles with Alfredo sauce, green beans, bread, and some brownies. We had a noodle fiasco with the first batch, and then discovered the second batch had insects in it, but finally got some food in us. It was all actually pretty good.
Now we're prepping for a 3-hour church service tomorrow and updating the blogosphere on our world. Life is still hot but treating us well in Haiti.
May the Lord bless you and keep you on this Sabbath, wherever you are.
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