This post is sponsored by Corning® Gorilla® Glass “So many people come and say they’re going to help but they never come back.” These words from six years ago linger in my subconscious since first traveling to Haiti in 2012, though it’s not guilt that brings me back year after year. The numerous stamps in my…
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Dear Mr. President: These 13 Photos Show Haiti is Not a S#ithole
Dear Mr. President, As someone who has spent the past six years traveling to Haiti, I am angry, embarrassed, and disappointed by your comment. Haiti is not a s#hithole. Your irresponsible words do not reflect how our nation feels about a country that I have gotten to know through unforgettable experiences. I am traveling to…
How Buying Handmade Artisan “Trade Not Aid” Ornaments from Haiti & Rwanda Give Hope
If you celebrate Christmas, chances are that every ornament you hang on your tree is meaningful to you just like ours are to us. Pulling out our box of ornaments and unwrapping each one is like reliving a memory. Some of my favorites are the ones that I’ve collected during my trips to Haiti over…
Thank You for Helping Haiti After Hurricane Matthew!
Known for beautiful waters and sandy beaches, the islands in the Caribbean are sought after destinations for travelers but somehow Haiti is overlooked by those craving rest and relaxation. Five years ago I started traveling to Haiti. My first trip was in 2012, just two years after the devastating 7.0 earthquake that claimed so many…
How You Can Help Provide Hurricane Matthew Relief for Haiti
For the past five years I’ve been traveling to Haiti. If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile, you know that I first went there in 2012, wanting to get to know the country beyond what was being reported on the news following the devastating 7.0 earthquake that rocked the island in 2010. People who…
Haiti Through My Daughter’s Eyes as Youngest Member of #Bloggers4Haiti
We’ve been home from Haiti for just over a week and every time someone asks Emily about her trip, her eyes light up. Today she’s here to share her thoughts about our trip and the many things she experienced through a piece she wrote for Girl Scouts about a place she’s visited and why others should go. Haiti…
And We’re Off! A Mother-Daughter Trip to Haiti #Bloggers4Haiti
“Nervous excited,” Emily said when I asked her how she was feeling about our trip to Haiti. We had just put down the book we were reading with a dim light casting a glow in the corner of the room. She snuggled against me in her loft bed and told me she just didn’t know…
Shop. Donate. Learn. 3 Ways to Help Haiti 5 Years After the Earthquake #Bloggers4Haiti
On January 12, 2010 a devastating 7.0 earthquake shook Haiti for 39 seconds and did incredible damage not only to the country’s structures in the capital city of Port au Prince but to individuals who lost family members and their livelihoods but not their spirit and determination. Like so many who turned on the news…
Bringing Haiti Home for the Holidays & My Daughter to Haiti in 2015
Decorating the Christmas tree each year is like a trip down memory lane as we unwrap ornaments that have been stored in tissue paper to hang on our tree. We’ve been collecting ornaments from the places we’ve traveled for years. The tradition that started long ago showcases memories of trips to Brazil and Mexico while…
Findery Announces Launch of Android App!
This is a sponsored post For anyone who was excited to read about Findery but disappointed to find out that it was only for iPhone, your wait for Android is over! Yesterday Findery announced the release of a new Android app to help people discover the world, one note at a time. The free Android app…