First Blog

Hey everyone!
So I obviously haven't left yet, but I thought I would figure out how to use my blog while I was still here and had consistent internet and whatnot.
So yeah, this is my blog. I'm not exactly sure what I'm supposed to put in a blog, but don't expect any introspective philosophy, my view on how the world work, I'm not really good at that stuff. it will probably be more like, "so today i...." and pictures of cute kids. But hey, who knows, I' might surprise myself

I'll tell you what I think I'm going to be doing, but you never know in Haiti. I'm preparing myself for a lot changes and variations on the plan, if not an entirely new plan all together.

If you don't know, I'm heading out to Cap Haitien, Haiti the 16th. I'm working with an Episcopal priest, Pere Noe, who is the priest of many churches in Northern Haiti, including a very small rural church in Molas, which is my church's partner church. I will be teaching English in a primary school Monday-Thursday, which means lots of cute young kids, and hopefully the same ones everyday which will be nice, although I'm sure that there will be A LOT of impromptu teaching to various members of the community, of every age.

I'm also doing a participatory research project on children's perception of the environment and the environmental crisis in Haiti. I will have kids draw maps of the world, Haiti and there hometown to see how they view themselves in relation to their environment. I will also interviewing adults and teenagers to get a general sense of the regions environmental perception, and what is informing the children's views.

So that's the plan as of now. I'm currently trying to get everything together, packing, lessons plans, (which is a lot harder than I expected) research questions and equipment. So if you don't see me before I leave, it's because I've locked myself in my house with my suitcase, clothes and Kreyol books, trying to get prepared