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Even the predawn day began a little differently. The shrill distant stadium cheers of hundreds of Haitian roosters sounded oddly synchronized, as though perhaps they were doing the wave. There were more dogs keeping the beat with incessant, rhythmic barking. Dogs in Haiti are everywhere underfoot, seemingly ownerless. It is something of a shock, after […] Image via Wikipedia If all technical issues align correctly, Doc Gurley will be taking part in a live chat/webinar from Haiti TONIGHT at 8PM EST, 5PM Pacific Time along with Dr. Enoch Choi. The talk is organized by HCPLive. You will get the chance to ask questions as well as hear them talk about […] Mosquito netting After six hour of unaccustomed sleep, I awoke like a mad pirate, with one red eye, hair askew, lurching and croaking. While fearful in aspect to my teammates, my somewhat altered appearance had simple explanations. Despite my wearing glasses, concrete grit fell in my eye when I tried, unsuccessfully, to hammer […] Immediately after crossing from the DR into Haiti, you can see the visible downshift into a worse level of poverty. The major road around the lake is now, unbelievably after all these miles, dirt. Only an ankle-pile of rubble at the edge prevents flooding, making me wonder what will happen, in the rainy season, to […] Packing for Haiti If you look at the photo of what finally went into my personal bag to Haiti, it’s hard to imagine how much thought and fretting and, frankly, geometric calculation was involved. Keep in mond, we’re talking only about all my personal stuff, which had to fit into a carry on. […] Image via Wikipedia When Avatar-esque aliens finally descend on us from another multi-verse, they will undoubtedly believe that Valentine’s Day celebrates the mating rituals of the svelte, the pristine, the adored, and the orthodontially flawless. In other words, we take a day to honor sex lives of the Photoshopped. Because that’s what you see […] |
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