This past weekend I spent at the beach in Port Salut with Emily (nurse/HHF volunteer) and Michelle (works for Caris Foundation/my housemate). Port Salut is on the southern coast of Haiti. It took us 5 hours to get there over winding roads. Most of the way the road was only wide enough for one car. On the way we drove through Les Cayes which is the 4th largest city in Haiti. We were so excited to see paved roads and a traffic light that we actually stopped to take pictures.
Once we were at the beach we were really spoiled with American style food and air conditioning. The beach was gorgeous with clear blue water, white sand and mountains in the distance. We ate at one really nice hotel that had a swimming pool and a flat screen TV which seemed so out of place in a country like Haiti. It felt kind of wrong to be indulging in good food and sunbathing while there was so much suffering around us, but I have to admit it was nice to have a few days off!
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