In Other News…

…there was a small earthquake last night around 4:15am that had Jillian out of bed and by the door before I could even open my eyes.  The scary thing about this one is that, while relatively minor, it lasted for almost 10 seconds, which is MUCH longer than most of the tiny earthquakes that made [...]

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One Year On (Frank): A Day to Mourn

Where were you on 9/11?  Or when you got your first kiss?  These are defining moments in a person’s life, moments where you cross over from one state of being to another.  On 9/11, we went from a state of peace to a country at war.  When you got your first kiss you went from [...]

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One Year On (Jillian): When Scars Fade

The vanishing of a scar is what most would consider a positive end result from a healed wound. The complete disappearance of an unappealing mark that most often represents a negative experience is what people use Neosporin and other ointments to accomplish. As the 1 year commemoration of the January 12th earthquake in Haiti dawns, [...]

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Learning How to Walk Again: Prostheses in Haiti

I recently went to the Healing Hands for Haiti prosthetic and orthopedic clinic in downtown PAP to assist a photographer who was shooting pictures for the Red Cross, and had the time to shoot some pictures myself.  The clinic has been up and running since just after the earthquake, and according to their Program Director [...]

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Car For Sale, Looks Like New*

*Car may have been crushed in the earthquake… If you’re looking to buy a car in Haiti and need a beautiful new (looking) SUV, then look no further!!!  Above is Jillian’s old co-worker, Dom, and his Mitsubishi Montero, which he was given recently by Jillian’s old organization because it had been damaged in the earthquake.  [...]

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Evacuating Port-au-Prince – January 13, 2010

At the recommendation of a couple of people, and most importantly Jillian, I am mulling around the idea of laying the groundwork to write a book.  Because it would, most likely, revolve almost entirely around the events of the earthquake, I have been thinking a lot about what happened that night, and the days immediately [...]

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“Why Does the Earth Hate Us?” And Other Earthquake-Related Questions

So you probably haven’t heard due to a total loss of interest back in the US of all things Haiti, but Sunday night there was a minor earthquake, followed by another the following afternoon.  It appears the earth stops shaking just long enough for you to get comfortable and lose some of your vigilance, after [...]

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