Peek-a-boo!

A child peeks around a support beam in a tent camp in Leogane, which was the epicenter of the earthquake.  90% of houses there were damaged or destroyed in the earthquake.

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Severe Storm Hits Port-au-Prince, Makes Life Even More Miserable For Tent Cities

On Friday afternoon I was drinking a coke while lounging around the UN Logistics Base restaurant, discussing an interview with the UN’s spokeswoman I was going to shoot for the International Federation of the Red Cross.  In the background was CNN reporting on how terrible the republicans are for not voting for some bill, and [...]

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Razor Wire

Ben and I took a trip out to Corail last week, which is that miserable “model” tent city out in the middle of nowhere.  It had exponentially grown, but the miserableness of it has changed only slightly, with little shops popping up here and there.  Near the entrance to the camp an organization had begun [...]

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Yes, White Men Can Jump

My job in DC gave me the opportunity to meet a bunch of interesting people, and in Haiti, it’s no different.  Samuel Dalembert is a Haitian-American NBA basketball player who has been doing work in Haiti since before the earthquake.  He took some time out of his busy schedule of being taller than most of [...]

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Inside a Tent City Tent

You all have seen about a million pictures of the tent cities that blanket any swatch of open land available in PAP, but not often do you see (at least on this blog) the insides of these tents.  Below is a small panoramic picture of the inside of a tent located on Champs de Mars, [...]

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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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Domino Effect

In the tent camps, and everywhere around the country actually, dominoes is the game of choice.  Whether they are betting with Goudes, or just throwing down some rubber bands for fun, Haitians of all ages take time to play a game which I have no earthly idea how to play.  But no matter where you [...]

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Lady in the Window

We were walking through the tent city in Champs de Mars last week when this woman popped out of this makeshift window they created for their shanty-home.  She smiled for a picture, and then started to ask us what we were here to give her.  This has been a major issue for journalists covering stories, [...]

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A 360˚ Panoramic View of Port-au-Prince

An NBC team just left PAP after a quick, 5-day jaunt covering the World Cup craziness here in Haiti, and it was a great time.  We watched the World Cup on a huge 30 foot screen at the national soccer stadium, checked out some tent cities that are still really struggling, and were spectators for [...]

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The Two Sides of Champs de Mars: A Security Update

It’s been almost 5 months since the earthquake, and tensions are rising in Port-au-Prince.  In a recent trip to Champs de Mars, which is the tent city located in front of the Presidential Palace, these tensions were abundantly clear.  Because of almost constant protests against President Preval’s actions (or lack thereof) after the earthquake, both [...]

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