Last month I had to go to Haiti for my grandmother's funeral. I had never been to Haiti before and was not sure what to expect aside from fresh, non-GMO Haitian food, so I went with an open mind. Although there are some bad parts in Haiti (mostly the capital), I was still amazed by this country and new land I finally was able to see for myself.
I woke up three consecutive mornings at 5:45 am just to catch a sunrise like that one!
One of the many market areas in the capital
These are just a little taste of what we don't see through the news, the Haiti you DON'T see, the Haiti you hear about from past natives who have since left the country. I have more pictures but editing and posting them all would take me forever (to all of you in the photography world, hats off to you!) and I really wanted to share a piece of my experience so maybe little by little with future posts I'll put more.
Despite the heat, cold showers, and lack of electricity (which meant no wifi of course), I still enjoyed myself and had a chance to meet some family members I hadn't met before. I ate a few mangoes, inhaled the breeze from the Atlantic Ocean, and luckily managed to escape without mosquito bites! Lastly, and most importantly, we buried my grandmother in Jeremie.
Haiti has so much more potential than we think. I see a lot of room for improvement, and some new plans already in the works. I'm so grateful to have experienced a new country, a new way of living and I am definitely going back! Question is, who's coming with?!
