Spaghetti for breakfast? Why not?

The hotel serves a nice sprawl every morning.  Breakfast has fresh passion fruit juice, coffee (Dad, you would like how strong it is here), fresh fruit, hot dogs, and something savory.  The first day it was pumpkin soup with vegetables, the Tuesday and today it was spaghetti with vegetables,  and they just set up and omelette at station.  The restaurant serves really good food too...just make sure you are not too hungry when you order.

I have enjoyed spending time with the interpreters here.  The coordinator, Max, is 26.  He taught himself English and now runs an English school on the weekends with materials he has made himself.  He is a senior in high school because his arents caoutchouc not afford to send him to school before he was 11.  I have realized more than every how much education means in a country like this. It truly is the key to a better life.  Our interpreters are young and bright, but many of them are still very poor.  Their parents have just prioritized education and they have thrived as a result.

Yesterday, we had the lady from the Center for the Treatment of Women and Girls. VShe was fantastic.  She presented to the women, who a a very talkative group, about domestic violence.  After lunch, we had a rowdy group, so I just asked them to teach me how to dance.   They were more than happy to oblidge.  We got so loud, othe female leaders came over to join the commotion.  It was a blast.  It is amazing how singing and dancing can link together humanity in such a basic way.  They were singing "How Great Thou At" in Creole the other day, which was such a beautiful, spontaneous song.  It doesn't waste precious energy that needs to be revved for basic bodily functions and can be so binding for a group and calming for a soul.  I have realized how nurturing a beautiful piece of art can be after seeing miles and miles of gray rubble and shanty neighborhoods in Port Au Prince.  I w as craving beauty in a way that I have never craved before.  In our diverse team, I have had several conversations with the art their about this and the importance this plays in human lives

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