Bad hair day :-)

This morning was an enormous treat for us, as we were allowed to "sleep in" until 7:30am, and in me and Poppy's case, until 8am (we forgot to set our alarm). We awoke to find that the Americans had come back for breakfast, so we shared a nice time together before heading out to church.

Since the service was almost all in Creole (except the part where Pastor Philemon (again, the spelling could be wrong) asked Roger to introduce the team) I didn't understand most of it. But it was amazing to see the passion that each and every person puts into their singing here. Even nicer was that after the service many of the children came running over to take down their pictures we had done in crafts, and proudly take them home to their parents.

After a "quick" lunch, we headed out Le Jeune so that Roger could show us more of Haiti, and meet up with some people from their month long stay in 2005. I put quick in quotations because Roger had been thinking of leaving at 1pm or so, and we left around 3:15pm.

That was an adventure in itself, because the family here had food to deliver to where we were going, along with four extra people, and three goats. The goats were interesting because they were hog-tied, then roped to sit on the bumper. But what got to all of us was their screaming. When they yell they sound like little children, and that took a bit of getting used to. Once we arrived and they were untied, they were fine.

After again leaving later than planned (we left Le Jeune at about 6:10pm - 40 minutes later than hoped) we got to ride home in the dark. And if we thought the dips in the roads in Hinche were bad, they were nothing compared to some of the two foot drops on this road. But the teens discovered a fun pastime while driving - standing up in the back of the truck, holding onto the railing. Standing actually works as a better shock absorber than sitting! It was a little nerve wracking, especially in the dark, but looking at the stars was amazing. And don't worry, we all got back alive (but only after having to go down backroads to avoid the Mardi Gras celebrations going on).

As a little added bonus we got to see my extremely dusty hair, James's amazing hairdo, and Pringles at dinner. Only two days left on the work site! More to blog tomorrow!