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Tampa International Airport

  It’s early Thursday morning and I am awaiting my flight from Tampa to Miami en-route to Haiti. Since I will be on the go from the moment I deplane in Port au Prince, I thought it wise to check-in before fully engaging in the tasks that await me. Over the course of the next

  After 6 grueling days in Haiti, my flight from Port au Prince back to the States was delayed by 3 hours. As a result, even though I ran (!) through the airport and breezed through immigration, I missed my connection flight by 20 minutes. At that point, I stood in an empty corridor and

  ‘For the fallen there is only silence. It is we who make the noise.’ These words came to me in 2010 when I first knelt amongst the visible bones and human carnage in Titanyen. They struck me like a hammer to an anvil and they still resonate within my soul each and everyday. As

  4 years ago today close to 300,000 Haitians lost their lives in less time than it will take you to read this post. If being crushed to death wasn’t a cruel enough fate, most of the innocent victims found their way into the back of dump trucks and were unceremoniously deposited into mass burial

The Journey Takes A Toll…

Saturday, 11 January 2014 by

  For those of you who have been monitoring my activities over the last few days, I apologize that today’s post will be short on details. Unfortunately, the physical and emotional reserves that I built-up in November and December have already been depleted and I am too tired to say more than this: “I am

  It’s the end of my third day in-country and I am already tired to the bone. In any event, today was a good day for Haiti as discernible progress was made within each of the following categories: Enhanced trauma response through the introduction of a nationwide air ambulance program Promotion of peace and social

  My day began shortly after sunrise and I’m only now experiencing the sanctuary of a quiet moment to reflect upon my activities. While today was filled with many important conversations, the main thrust of my meetings fell within these three categories: The creation of wellness centers to address the psychiatric needs of traumatized Haitians

  It’s early Wednesday morning and I am awaiting my flight from Tampa to Miami en route to Haiti. Since I will be on the go from the moment I deplane in Port au Prince, I thought it wise to check-in before fully engaging in the tasks that await me. Though I will be in

  In August, while mapping out new GPS coordinates for unmarked mass graves in Haiti, I discovered that one of the main mass grave sites in Titanyen was once again being used as a landfill for garbage. Though filled with great rage and immense sadness at what I had uncovered, I resolved then and there

High Power Meetings Conclude

Friday, 15 November 2013 by

  After 3 days of private meetings with some of Haiti’s most powerful individuals, I need a drink. Of course, with mass manifestations (protests, marches, other??) planned for the 18th, I think it’s a good time to leave the country and enjoy my drink in the comfort and safety of my own home. …and my

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