2.10.10

Buckets of Rain



Haitian Radio Show in English = bad idea/ hilarious

                                                      Q: Do you like Rap Music?
                                                      A: Yes, Especially R&B and Techno
                                                      Q: Thats not Rap...
                                                      A: Yeah, that's why I said Especially

Interviews such a this and others similar kept me awake and entertained on the longgggg curvy dark car ride from Port Au Prince back to Les Cayes.  I was especially alert and entertained as the show’s host and guest debated the true meaning of the word “Shawdy”.

I was extra grateful for the distraction provided by these humorous broadcastings as I tried not to notice the driver’s compulsive door locking and praying.  Each time he made the sign of the cross in front of his chest and forehead I was positive we were moments away from meeting our demise.

Fortunately, after five hours of holding my breath we arrived safely. 

Dropping my bags in my rat-infested house with a sigh of relief, I quickly discovered the water to be out.  However, a resourceful Gracious had planned ahead, leaving buckets and bowls out in the rain.  As I happily bathed in the chilly but fresh rain water, and flushed the toilette with the sloshing-a-bucket-o-water into the toilette trick, I couldn’t help but think about how much happier I was in Haiti, than I had been in the freezing cold Dominican Republic hotel room that had been my prison for the past week.

Good to be home!

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