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Month: August 2019

Let There Be Light

Let There Be Light

Each week I try to do a few things to both improve the site and also make life more comfortable.  This week that entailed wiring a light to my bedroom.  Previously I’d use a headlamp or flashlight at night.  After a trip to CK Hardware, the premier Haitian hardware store, I had my wire, box, light fixture, and bulbs.  After about an hour, my room had light!  It’s even up to code.  Haitian code. The wire runs outside the walls…

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Welcome to Haiti

Welcome to Haiti

7:30 PM.  It’s my favorite time of the day.  It’s the time that the sun dips below the horizon and the earth begins to cool.  The scorching heat of the day is over.  If we’re fortunate, we have electricity and I can set out a fan, pull out a book, and read by the light over our table on the concrete patio.  There are four broken chairs to choose from.  Two are without backs.  The other two have damaged legs. …

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