Just in case you need some joy, joy, joy….
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Haitian Proverb January 19th
"Chen gen kat pat; se yon sel chemen li fe." Translation: "The dog has four paws but it takes only one path. meaning, One thing [...]
Haitian Proverb November 30th
"Kreyon Bondye pa gen gom." Translation: "God's pencil has no eraser. Meaning, God does not change his mind." As I prepare to go home for [...]
Introducing Reginald
Reginald is ten years old and the youngest brother of 3 (Fegens and Jean Fiderse). And unfortunately his older brothers like to remind him he [...]
Haitian Proverb November 23rd
"Lontan se kochon ki te konn di 'rm, rm.' Jodi a se moun kap di 'rm, rm.'" Translation: "A long time ago, it was the [...]
You realize I don’t have goat feet, right?!
Oh, we have to go straight down the mountain? You realize I don't have goat feet right? The past few Sundays I have noticed a [...]
Haitian Proverb November 9th
"Kabrit di: mwen manje zanmann men se pa bon li bon nan bouch mwen pou sa." Translation: "The goat says: I eat bitter almonds but [...]
Press 3 for English…buuuuuut don’t expect much.
The other afternoon I got a call from my internet provider here, Access Haiti, about a problem with billing my monthly internet fee. Since the [...]
Haitian Proverb November 2nd
"Fe tan kite tan." Translation: "Leave time to time. Meaning, don't waste time reliving the past." No particular event warrants the posting of this proverb. [...]
A bucket on her head and a friend by her side
This is a common sight most days out here on the country roads. Two men or two women, walking side by side, with a basin [...]
Haitian Proverb October 24th
"Kasav kanni bon lakay." Translation: "Moldy cassava is good at home. Meaning, even moldy bread tastes good when one is home." I love fall. I [...]
Haitian Proverb October 19th
"Ti Sonson fe lide l' men se Bondye ki ba l' dwa." Translation: "Little Sonson makes a plan but God permits. Meaning, the ultimate decision [...]
Does anyone else find this sticker disturbing?
It isn't necessary to depict all the Bible characters in sticker form. Really. Not necessary. This one just weirds me out. They are naked (minus [...]
Haitian Proverb October 7th
"Si ou pa lakay ou, ou pa granmoun." Translation: "If you are not at home, you're not an adult. Meaning, you can only do as [...]
Jean Claude!!!
So my moto man approached me one day and asked if I would be able to help him purchase books for his kids. Requests like [...]
Back to school…back to school…
Back to school, back to school (Billy Madison singing voice of course). I was beginning to feel like this day would never come. I kept [...]