Haiti

My trip to Haiti was truly an eye-opening experience. I learned that we take so much for granted in the way we live in America and the things we have and have access to! I got to experience Haiti from the front seat of a four-wheel drive pickup truck—from the chaotic crammed streets of Port-au-Prince to the beautiful mountains of the village Fondwa. I tried foods that I had never tasted before, experienced a whole new culture, I got to observe tarantulas in their natural habitat, and I even got…

Like many third world countries, Haiti has consistently been a victim of US imperialism and forced occupation. However, this occupation and forced labor has caused extreme distress in this country. Recently, Haiti’s President Jovenel Mose was assassinated and the political violence and instability in Haiti has continued to grow. According to the article, “America Owes a Historical Debt to Haiti” by Lydia Polgreen, “The United States has meddled and interfered. They’ve invaded, they’ve occupied,…

wrote this poem on the bus home from school, because it where I can think clearly. While writing this I thought of two place Haiti and Pleasantville, NJ, the places I consider home. In the poem I wrote a little about Haiti “I am from the harsh rays of the sun burning my back, sweet mangoes, and smoothies by the pool of ocean water.” My most vivid memory of living in Haiti is going to a place full of mango trees and picking and eating mangoes.…

Unlike the majority Haitian immigrants, I do not have a sad story. Instead, I have multitudinous nostalgic memories; I am thankful for that. My family and I we did not leave Haiti due to financial struggles. In Haiti, we lived in the second biggest city and one of the most peaceful places in the country. As a merchant, my father traveled in and out of the U.S. buying and selling products. From primary through high school, I studied in the most prestigious private school in the area. After high…

from http://www.wfp.org/photos/gallery/wfp-vouchers-double-benefit-west-darfur Elliott & Sullivan, J.E. & L.S. (2015). How the Red Cross Raised Half a Billion Dollars for Haiti ­and Built Six Homes. Retrieved 3 July, 2016, from https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-red-cross-raised-half-a-billion-dollars-for-haiti-and-built-6-homes Harman, D.H. (2015). What Were So Many Israelis Doing in Nepal in the First Place? Retrieved 3 July, 2016, from…

hurricane, named Mathew, has killed many people in Haiti. It is a dangerous hurricane that it is moving away from the Bahamas and it is traveling toward the east coast of Florida. This hurricane is a powerful tropical cyclone over the Atlantic Ocean that was formed from a vigorous tropical wave that moved off the African coast. The United States is being threatened by the hurricane which means that we are in danger. The last time this hurricane hit in Haiti, it killed 283 people and destroyed…

can be reached; However, Slaves have always demonstrated their opposition and adversity. Those slaves that jumped into the ocean to escape bondage made decisions for themselves, and there are many more cases of African slaves displaying agency like Haiti, Palmares, and the movie Sankofa. Specific factors were likely to promote agency in slaves. Politically, when there was unrest and disturbance slaves took inspiration…

The Shoe Drive January 12, 2010. The day the devastating large-scale earthquake demolished Haiti. Growing up in Los Angeles and being born at the turn of the century, I never saw the amount of destruction the Earth could cause. Of course, as we get older it becomes more difficult to escape reality, but when you’re younger it’s easier to tune it all out. The earthquake in Haiti ignited a fire in me that would never burn out. For a few weeks post-earthquake, an immense feeling of guilt…

Have you ever loved someone so much, you’d give an arm for them? Not the expression, no literally give an arm for? Growing up in Haiti with my brother, I remember teasing and pushing him around, because thats what big brothers are supposed to do. One of the things I remember most vividly about him was waking up every morning to play soccer with a tennis ball we found, and racing each other all through town with our hands behind our backs pretending we were cars. Everyday wasn’t always…

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, which was during the time I was in Haiti. It was one year before I even came to the U.S.A. That day, in the morning, I went to school and everything was alright. The school that I went to was open 7am to 2:45 pm, when school was over that day I planned to stay after school to study for one of the exam that I was going to take the next morning, but I didn’t stay, I went home. When I got home at 3:30 pm, I said hi to my parents. I was getting ready to go to my aunt’s…