LIVEALITTLE

Formally, "Hello" is "Bon jou" in Creole. Casually, "What's up?" is "Sak pase" in Creole. In response, you say "Map boule!" which means "We are burning". Truly you must be doing well if you are burning here in 120F heat (yes, it was recorded on our thermometer at 2p today!) rather than dying in the heat. At 18 degrees latitude north, Haiti is about the same distance from the equator as Darwin, Australia (12 degrees south). It must have been because we had the air conditioned Darwin Casuarina Shopping Center to escape to or there is a large magnifying glass focused on Haiti. There has been no time in the day I have felt dry nor clean.
Our clinic at Dufort today was the most difficult clinic to work in so far. The clinic is held under a tarp behind a small schoolhouse. Because we are surrounded by the walls of neighboring homes, there is no air circulation hence also LOTS OF BUGS. We thought we would have relief when it started to rain at 3p. The drippy tarp and the small stream which formed through our clinic indicated otherwise.
My arms are all scratched up from prickly heat itchiness. For the first time, I've even surrendered to the use of drugs and taken a benadryl to dull the itchiness. The sedative part is hitting me nOoOoOow...
(I included a picture of the mosquito suit the Bayada nursing agency provided me. I was only able to tolerate it for 1 hour. At least everyone had a big chuckle though!)