The Team
Painting
Our project day consisted of painting a local family’s home. We spent the morning painting the interior of the house and the afternoon painting the exterior. This day was one of our favorites! We shouldn’t brag, but our team did a pretty good job (this includes the kids that were helping too). In the end, it was rewarding to see the family satisfied and immensely grateful for their freshly painted new home.
BEFORE
AFTER
Pâté
In fact, the family was so grateful, they prepared a homemade snack for us right outside the house while we were painting. We tried to stop them, but the mother in the family (Vanilli), insisted graciously and would not have it any other way. Deep down, we were all so excited she insisted because she was making none other than Haitian Pâté.
Haitian Pâtés are the quintessential street food in Haiti and are a combination of buttery, flaky dough filled with chicken (or meat) and vegetables. Vanilli made both chicken and vegetable of this delicious Haitian delicacy! For those who have not tried it, no further explanation is possible.
Goats
Yes, Goats! Among solar powered battery packs and water filters, we had an opportunity to provide goats to two families as a gift. Goats are an effective source of income in many parts of Haiti. They provide milk, they are used for their meat and they can also be bred. Rest assured, we took selfies before giving them away of course.
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- Selfie Attempt
The Itsy Bitsy Spider
Tarantula hunting was popular in the evenings at our campus and we most certainly did not participate.
Mangos and more
Best mango…EVER!
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- Mango Trees
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- Plantain
Beach Day
Haiti is such a beautiful country and we took advantageous of every second. On Friday morning, one day prior to our departure, we all enjoyed one last soak in the sun.
Dedicated to our Virginia peeps and friends from Haiti:
This is Life in Color 
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