LIVEALITTLE

We ventured through the horrendous traffice of Port-au-Prince (where there were numerous stalled cars in the middle of the road due to last night's big rain, potholes the size and depth of community wells and dwellings squeezed atop every traffic island savoring the extra bit of height away from rain water). I had been shocked by the devastation in Port-au-Prince during my first 5 days in Haiti but am now aghast by the ruthlessness of the earthquake upon arriving into Leogane. 80% of Leogane was destroyed by the quake. From what we saw today, it seemed more like 90+%. Tents and refurbished shipping containers were the main forms of accomodation.
After we finished working in the Nazarene church clinic today, we took a wander of the neighborhood and stumbled upon the very elaborate and well-conceived MSF tent hospital. Luckily we were able to hitch a tour and learn a bit about their large and growing maternity unit, pediatric unit, ortho units and ER. It was very nice to see such a well-done permanent structure with the pure goal of giving health care to the needy.
I particularly enjoyed the day of being Haitian. No one came to beg money of us today. We barely even received any notice from passersby. I wonder if all the aid that has arrived has numbed them of the blanc prescence. At the moment, I receive the anonymity with joy but I truly wonder if it is misdirected.
(Also, we were very grateful to find the lone establishment with air conditioning (Chou Chou) and cold drinks!)