Monthly Archives: July 2010

Chez Jameson

Jameson Alexis walks at least two hours each day going to and from school.  One day I asked if I could walk to his house with him; he was delighted.  The following video includes pieces of our conversation about life in rural … Continue reading

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Family Reunion

The most meaningful part of my second trip in May was introducing my Haitian family to my parents.  It was their first time to Bayonnais, a place they’d heard so much about these past few years.  My mom shared the … Continue reading

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WET DUST

I was in Bayonnais for most of April and two weeks in late May / early June.  These trips were bitter-sweet.  Every goodbye up to this point has been tempered with a return date, but as I stood before the … Continue reading

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