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How do you keep giving when you sometimes feel like people are taking from you?

You must not neglect doing a thing immediately good from fear of remote evil; -from fear of its being abused.” – Samuel Johnson How do you keep giving when you sometimes feel like people are taking from you? This is... Read more

MD. Anas March 19, 2015 Guest Blogger Community, Creole, Education, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Humanity, International, Service, Volunteer 0 0 Read more

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That’s not what I meant: On goats, peanuts, and exercise regimens in Haiti

Dèyè mon gen mon. This well-known Haitian proverb is probably not new to you. Behind mountains there are mountains; you move past one trial or obstacle only to find a new one. In my experience at least, the more Creole... Read more

MD. Anas March 12, 2015 Language Bilingual, Community, Creole, Education, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Humanity, International, Service, Travel, Volunteer 0 0 Read more

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What would you say if no one else could understand you?

Growing up I had a friend whose parents were non-native English speakers; whenever they wanted to hide the content of their conversation from us (for better or worse) they’d drop the English and switch to their first language. Whenever they... Read more

MD. Anas March 5, 2015 Language Bilingual, Community, Creole, Education, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Humanity, International, Service, Travel, Volunteer 0 0 Read more

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We just didn’t have the time

This is no longer a valid excuse. Not an excuse. Even just a few words can have a big impact, and everyone is capable of bringing a few words of Creole with them to Haiti. Making the effort to speak... Read more

MD. Anas February 26, 2015 Language Community, Creole, Education, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Humanity, International, Service, Travel, Volunteer 0 0 Read more

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Conversations on style and shopping second hand: Haiti’s Pepe Trade

Non! Tout rad nou yo dezyèm men. [No! All our clothes are second hand!] We were having a conversation about clothing and style in Haiti. She disagreed with me when I said that people here dressed differently compared to my... Read more

MD. Anas February 12, 2015 Uncategorized Community, Creole, Education, Haiti, Haitian Creole, Humanity, Language, Service, Travel, Volunteer 0 0 Read more

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What do you talk about in a sandwich shop in Port au Prince?

Walking into the Epidor above the Tabarre Delimart, we began to speculate about what the NY Sandwich might be, or what exactly is the sòs franse, and why would it somehow accompany the NY Sandwich? I at least, was a bit confused. Mid way into our... Read more

MD. Anas February 5, 2015 Uncategorized Community, Creole, Education, Haiti, Haitian Creole, International, Language, Service, Volunteer 0 0 Read more

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How do you keep giving when you sometimes feel like people are taking from you?

That’s not what I meant: On goats, peanuts, and exercise regimens in Haiti

What would you say if no one else could understand you?

We just didn’t have the time

Conversations on style and shopping second hand: Haiti’s Pepe Trade

What do you talk about in a sandwich shop in Port au Prince?

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How do you keep giving when you sometimes feel like people are taking from you?

That’s not what I meant: On goats, peanuts, and exercise regimens in Haiti

What would you say if no one else could understand you?

We just didn’t have the time

Conversations on style and shopping second hand: Haiti’s Pepe Trade

What do you talk about in a sandwich shop in Port au Prince?

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