Tonight during reflection, Melody asked us all to write a Tweet (140 characters) about our day. Mine: “5 team members, 4 hours, 3 translators, 2 clinics, 1 Haiti.”
Short though that is, it seems a remarkably complete summary of our day. We woke up early this morning, before the sun rose, ate breakfast and got into the nicest vehicle I have ever seen in Haiti for the drive to Les Cayes. A few traffic jams and a little more than four hours later, we arrived later than planned in the beautiful south of Haiti. After some time for lunch and a break, we picked up our translators, and headed into the city of Les Cayes to do more surveys. We arrived at the first clinic, where we were hoping to do surveys of the patients to gather data for future ICC programs.
Because we arrived so much later than planned, all of the patients were gone, as was the case at the next clinic we tried. So, rather than following our original idea, we got a tour of the General Hospital of Les Cayes, as well as an explanation of how tuberculosis is being treated throughout Haiti, a major focus of ICC. We got to see the offices of ICC in the Southern Department of Haiti, as well as a nursing home and a large portion of the city.
This evening, we had a long time to rest, and a long reflection with the team about our purpose now and in the future. We had some giggles, a good talk, and a chance to rest. We’re excited for the chance to do some surveys tomorrow and ready for our last day in Haiti.
Pou ekip-la nan Ayiti (for the team in Haiti),
Grace
Grace
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