Category Archives: Haiti 2012

Posts related to the Haiti 2012 trip.

Last Minute

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It is hard to believe that today is finally here… after 2 years of planning the flight leaves in just over 5 hours.

So many last minute things to get ready before heading out…

See our story at www.wcvmtoday.com – it will be published tomorrow.

10pm…

We are all in good spirits and finally starting to get excited despite Jasmine forgetting to save the seminars she has to present in the proper format… so much for working on them during the flights! Must have been the universe’s way of saying ‘slow down and get some sleep’. Luckily the flight between Calgary and Toronto was not full, so though it was a small plane, she and Rayna got to curl up/stretch out a bit by switching seats. Definite benefits to being shorter!

Jasmine updating the blog in Toronto

Michelle and Rick spent part of the flight poring over a primer on Haitian kreyol. Hopefully this means that Michelle can now say ‘No I don’t want to marry you. I would like a coffee please.’ It’s a good thing that we will have Phillip with us most of the time as an interpreter. J

Take care of yourselves, and we will write again soon…

Love to all.

JMRR

Robyn Thrasher Interview

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Only 3 days left before we leave…

Bags are packed and sitting waiting to go, as are all of the medical supplies and gear. Not sure whether to be anxious, apprehensive or excited at this point!

Just had our first interview – with Robyn Thrasher – who is writing up our story for the WCVM Today. Makes it all seem so real!

For those of you are are interested, our flights are:

leave – Sunday, May 6th, 2012 at 2:20pm… we have layovers in Calgary, Toronto and Montreal… and arrive in Port au Prince at 2:55pm on Monday, May 7th.

arrival – Tuesday, May 22nd, at 9:30am… we leave Haiti at 4:15pm Monday, May 21st, 2012… and have layovers in Montreal and Toronto on the way home.

So much left to do… how to squeeze it all in!

8 More Days

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Unbelievably there are only 8 days until we take off for Haiti! Starting to feel both apprehensive about completing all of the necessary work, and excited about the possibilities. Malaria meds start today….

Thank you to everyone who made it out to our Fundraising Dinner last night – we appreciate the support!

Dukoral

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Wow, it’s hard to believe that we leave in only 2 1/2 weeks now. While some things seem to be falling in to place, others feel like they are completely out of our hands… a somewhat scary proposition when there are so many ways that things could go wrong! Today was the first dose of Dukoral… there was a reason why eating chalk wasn’t appealing as a child!

Our itinerary seems to be exponentially expanding… so much for having the time to sit and listen to individuals one at a time as they explain what their needs are. We are going to have to organise group runs at this rate! At least it is good to know that we will be well received.

In the meantime, organization for the fundraising dinner and silent auction continues… as do final exams!