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On Closeness and Interaction: Men Holding Hands in Haiti

When asked what my favorite thing about Haiti is, I had to pause and consider my options, because, believe it or not, there are many! I pondered the food. Not a bad option, but such a blase answer. I clearly... Read more

MD. Anas June 25, 2015 Guest Blogger Abroad, AyitiCheri, Bilingual, Community, Creole, culture, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Humanity, Identity 0 0 Read more

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Understanding the Current Crisis in the Dominican Republic

Understanding the current crisis in the Dominican Republic: In 2013 a Dominican constitutional court ruled to revoke the citizenship of anyone born in the D.R. after 1929 to Haitian immigrant parents. Why 1929? In 1929 the border dividing Hispaniola into... Read more

MD. Anas June 18, 2015 Current Events Abroad, Citizenship, Community, Creole, Crisis, Deportation, Dominican Republic, Foreign Aid, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Humanity, Identity, Immigration, International, Language, Migrant Workers, Spanish, Stateless 0 0 Read more

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What We’ve Seen, What We’ve Learned

As a team we were thrilled to see the number of outstanding responses to our call for entries in the HaitiHub writing contest. Because of the number of entries, we were only able to choose a few for publication. We’ve... Read more

MD. Anas June 11, 2015 Uncategorized AyitiCheri, Community, Contest, Creole, Education, Foreign Aid, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Humanity, International, Living Abroad, Travel 0 0 Read more

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Finding Space to Care for Ourselves in Haiti

When one of my Italian midwife friends heard that I had left Haiti, she wrote to me and said something along the lines of, “I can understand completely your decision; it is very hard to find space to care for... Read more

MD. Anas June 4, 2015 Guest Blogger, Service Abroad, Community, Creole, Foreign Aid, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Health, Humanity, International, Medical, Play, Prayer, Read, Self Care, Travel, Volunteer, Voluntourism, Write, Yoga 3 0 0 Read more

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Medicine and Language: Beyond a Diagnosis

Knowing a little Creole goes a long way with patient interaction. Before heading to Haiti round one, I learned the usual travel phrases: my name is, how are you, hello. And while patients smiled a bit more brightly to hear... Read more

MD. Anas May 28, 2015 Uncategorized Community, Creole, Education, Foreign Aid, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Health, Humanity, International Health, Language, Physical Therapy 1 0 0 Read more

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Staying grounded in Haiti: How do you do it?

Recalling my time in Haiti tends to go something like this: I think back on mornings spent navigating traffic on a busy street, and a conversation in a crowded muggy kitchen, voices carrying the dinner hour well beyond nightfall, I remember my... Read more

MD. Anas May 21, 2015 Service Abroad, Foreign Aid, Haiti, Humanity, International, SaSeAyiti 0 0 Read more

On Closeness and Interaction: Men Holding Hands in Haiti

Understanding the Current Crisis in the Dominican Republic

What We’ve Seen, What We’ve Learned

Finding Space to Care for Ourselves in Haiti

Medicine and Language: Beyond a Diagnosis

Staying grounded in Haiti: How do you do it?

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On Closeness and Interaction: Men Holding Hands in Haiti

Understanding the Current Crisis in the Dominican Republic

What We’ve Seen, What We’ve Learned

Finding Space to Care for Ourselves in Haiti

Medicine and Language: Beyond a Diagnosis

Staying grounded in Haiti: How do you do it?

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