2% Isn’t Just a Healthy Variety of Milk…

…it’s also the percentage of rubble that’s been cleared out of Port-au-Prince after the earthquake!  Now, I don’t need to remind you why this is a problem (if the rubble is still there, there are no new houses [temporary or otherwise]; and if there are no new houses, the tent cities will be here forever), [...]

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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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6 Month Later: Changes (or the Lack Thereof)

The 6-month anniversary of the earthquake in Haiti has come and gone, and after heavy media coverage and a slew of government events, the Haitian people have been reminded, yet again, that their situation sucks and nothing has really improved.  I’ve been trying to think about how to sum up the events of the past [...]

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Jesus Lives

About a million people have taken pictures of this church, and now I am the million and 1st.  But it’s a pretty amazing sight to see.  The entire front of the church has collapsed, but standing amongst the rubble is this singular statue of Jesus on the cross, almost as if to prove that even [...]

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