Jet Blue is serving me what will probably be my last Diet Coke for a week. Not a huge deal, but I’m highly addicted so it should be interesting to see how my body reacts to detoxing. Sweating, living off rice, dry foods, and warm water for a week will probably be really good for [...]
Landed safely in Santo Domingo, and quickly felt like I was back in Jamaica. The language barrier was immediate, as I would find out that my Spanish is very limited right away. After gathering our luggage, we were quickly ambushed by cab drivers wanting to charge us $500 or more for a trip into Port [...]
As I boarded the bus this evening it dawned on me that I have not yet fully realized the consequences of my decisions. This is a big ordeal – Haiti wasn’t exactly a stable place before the quake, and it is a disaster zone now. We’re putting ourselves directly in harm’s way to help others. [...]
