Haiti is.....

One word many of us feel just begins to describe a bit about Haiti is "contrast". In Haiti, you are bombarded by contrasts. People who's houses are (relatively) nice, people who's houses were damaged but not destroyed, people who's houses are unsafe yet they still live and even work there, people who's houses were destroyed and are still living in these tents in tent cities, and people who's houses are being rebuilt by many organizations and look sound, comfortable, and filled with hope.

People who have jobs - only 10% of the population (meaning 90% effective unemployment), people who get money for food from relatives in other countries, people who resell just about anything you can think of and make a tiny, meager profit, and people who beg, or steal, or do whatever they have to do to eat.

The coolness and relative quiet of the neighborhoods outside the city of Port a Prince in contrast to the stifling heat, humidty, noise and smells of the worst sections of the city.

I'll add more as I/we think of them. I hope this give you some insights into what Haiti is like.

Tom