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

  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

  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

  ‘To contemplate is to look at shadows (Victor Hugo),’ but to live a life of purpose, and to serve the hopeless masses, one must engage the shadows in dance. Today my dance card was full….