 | Cultural Lesson #1 - The Cell Phone
2007-05-07, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Cultural Lesson disclaimer: Please note that the following email is based
solely on opinion and my own personal observation. It should by no means
been taken as the whole truth.
Cultural Lesson... |
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| The Best Recess Ever
2007-04-30, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | The Best Recess Ever
At recess today I was standing in my kitchen getting a glass of water when three screaming/giggling kids came running to my door. It was obvious that something was up. When I ... |
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 | Tarantula Hunting
2007-04-29, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | I just got back from tarantula hunting with the Hope House kids. I’ve seen the kids in action before from afar. Today I thought I would see what it’s all about, and to be honest it was the most fun I’... |
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| Mud and funk
2007-04-22, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Well it’s been a wild week. Christopher finally let me pick him up! I wouldn’t say that he necessarily likes me yet, but the fact that I could pick him up is huge! He was running and screaming if I ma... |
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| Pizza and Peanuts
2007-04-15, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Today was a really good day. Worship was awesome at church. They sang lots of familiar songs and a few I have learned since I’ve been here. They don’t have power point anymore for some reason so it’s ... |
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| Happy Easter!
2007-04-09, Titanyen, Haiti. By: Rachelle | | Happy Easter!
I hope you all have been having a wonderful Easter!
As I was walking down the hill on Saturday I thought about Easter and all the things I normally do at Easter. I thought of the... |
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| Curried Carrot Soup
2007-04-02, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | CURRIED CARROT SOUP
1 onion (chopped)
1clove garlic (minced)
2 stalks celery (chopped; optional)
In large soup pot saute in 2 T. olive oil until soft
2 lb carrots or sweet potatoes
6 c. ve... |
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| Pumpkin Soup
2007-04-02, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | PUMPKIN SOUP
2 T. butter
1/2 c chopped onion
4 c. chicken stock
1/4 t. ground ginger
1/4 t. ground nutmeg
3 c. cooked pumpkin
Melt butter and saute onion for 5 minutes. Add stock, spices... |
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| One Minute Update - Feb 21
2007-02-21, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Visitors from the home land.
Happiness.
Newly painted apartment.
Laughing and crying.
Visitors return to the home land.
Walk through village.
Eat sugar cane.
Sticky hands.
Meet children at th... |
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| Crazy horses and Jolibris!
2007-02-19, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Today is a good day, a great day, a fantastic day! This morning I was up in the classroom with Junior and Georgie writing journals when I heard a familiar voice down in the courtyard. The kids and I w... |
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| Hello friends!!
2007-02-08, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Greetings friends and family. It’s been a while since I wrote (surprise! surprise!) I’m trying to get better I promise.
Life is good. I know I always say that, but it really is. I recently had the... |
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| Adaptability
2007-01-21, Titanyen, Haiti. By: rachelle | | It’s intriguing how adaptable man really is once he makes the choice.
Time.
Climate.
Lifestyle.
Food.
Entertainment.
Music.
Language.
Personal space.
Freedoms.
Peace.
Violence.
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| One minute update
2007-01-15, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Surprise!
Went home for Christmas.
Had a great time visiting friends and family.
Went to the movies.
Three times.
Was very cold.
Came back to a group of dancing and laughing children.
Was nice ... |
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| Death to all cockroaches!
2006-12-06, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | It’s funny how Haiti is beginning to feel more and more like home everyday. I sometimes worry how I’m going to feel when I’m back in Canada. Will I ever feel like I fit in again? I don’t know.
I j... |
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 | November update
2006-11-26, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | I heard a song this morning that made me stop in my tracks. I had hear the song a million times before, I was even singing along, but something about it hit me today and made me stop and think. The l... |
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| MMmmMm Lemon Sqaures
2006-11-17, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | LEMON SQUARES
Base:
2 c. flour 1/2 c. icing sugar sifted
3/4 c. butter, sofftened
Combine flour and icing sugar. Cut in butter and mix until it's crumbly. Press i... |
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| My famous Chili Rolls
2006-11-17, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | CHILI ROLLS
12 oz. cream cheese 2 T. mayonnaise
4 oz. canned chillies 1/4 t. onion powder
1/4 t. celery salt 3 T. finely chopped green onion
6 tortil... |
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| Hot Cabbage Slaw
2006-11-17, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | HOT CABBAGE SLAW
1T butter 1 onion slice
4 leaves of cabbage shredded
Fry these until the cabbage is crisply soft, 15-20 minutes. Then make a dressing of the following:
1 t. sugar ... |
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| Back online!
2006-11-14, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | I’ve very excited that the internet is back, and working better than ever! It was almost two weeks without internet....I was missing it!
Things are going really good. Classes are running well, the ... |
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| October Update (a little late)
2006-11-14, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Friday, October 13th was a big day here at the Mission. At 7:00 am Rachelle Senat was born on our front porch.
It wasn’t supposed to happen that way.
Rachelle’s parents Claudel and Charlemene ... |
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| Why I'm the worst vegetarian...
2006-11-05, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | I am officially the worst vegetarian on the Hispaniola Island! Let me count the ways...
1. I have tasted soup that had meat chunks in it.
2. All rice and beans (a staple) are made with chicken bro... |
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| In need of a better filter!
2006-11-03, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | I hate when you say something and immediately wish you could take it back. It wasn’t anything bad, it just makes me feel stupid and I know I’m going to end up spending the next 3 days wishing I could ... |
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| Baby on the doorstep!
2006-11-03, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | To my dear faithful friends,
Friday, October 13th was a big day here at the Mission. At 7:00 am Rachelle Senat was born on our front porch.
It wasn’t supposed to happen that way.
Rachelle... |
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 | Mangoes....MmmMm
2006-09-16, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: rachelle | | Greetings friends!
So far today I’ve played volleyball with the Hope House kids, had two pictures drawn for me, played Go Fish with Georgie, ate popsicles with the kids in my building, took some p... |
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| August 25th 2006 request update!
2006-09-13, Ti Tanyin, Haiti. By: Rachelle | | Praise God!
Well I’ve been here for over 3 weeks now and feel totally at home. I’m still struggling with the language but am learning more everyday. It’s hot, but I’m really starting to adjust (I ... |
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