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Sunset at Club Indigo

I started my morning in Miami.  I took my last “safe shower" (because from here on out I will have to remember to keep my mouth shut in the shower so I don't get the water in my mouth).  Checked out and went to the airport.  I went to my gate to meet some of the group.  I waited at the gate and talked with other sponsors.   

We boarded our plane around noon.  Landed in Haiti around 1:30 or so.  The plane was fairly large.  Went through customs no problem and got our luggage.  We met some of the guys from the Compassion staff that took us and our luggage to the hotel.  It was about a one hour and 30 minute bus ride. We saw many villages and people.  There are rugged mountains and some people live pretty high up them.  The poverty here reminds me of Guatemala.  Most everyone I have seen has shoes on.  Everyone has clothes on.  Trash is here and there but not everywhere.  So far I did not think it would be this nice.

Our tour guides and Compassion staff talked to us on the ride to the hotel.  One guide talked about how Haiti celebrates their independence on January 1^st of each year and that they have pumpkin soup – since that is what the French had every Sunday night and they defeated the French.  They also said they grow mangos, rice and plantains.  They grow three types of plantains and only one of the types turns into a banana. 

I saw a lady walking along the street carrying about six flats of eggs on her head!  It was very impressive.  We got to our hotel, Club Indigo, which is basically a resort!  We arrived just in time to watch the sunset which was just beautiful!  We checked in and then we had dinner.  We talked afterwards with a Compassion staff member to learn more about what we will be doing.  My hotel roommate is Liane.  She is from Holland, Netherlands.  She is 31 and speaks Dutch.  She is very nice!