Monday, October 1, 2012

Good Samaritan October Birthday's

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Kevencia Cazeau – October 7, 1996- Kevencia will be 16 this month.  She can often be found doing chores around the house, taking care of others, and joking with the AWAKENHAITI staff. Kevencia tends to joke and pick on people because that is how she shows love and care.  She is also quite the daredevil. When swimming this summer, Kim was doing tricks in the pool and Kevencia tried them all.  She is willing to task a risk for the sake of experiencing something.


Lens Belval- October 10, 2002- Lens is 10 years old this month.  He is always on the move, full of energy and loves to be the center of activity.  Lens loves to perform songs and show his smooth moves at the monthly birthday parties.  He enjoys playing soccer!


Resinette Forestral – October 27, 1992 Resinette will be 20 this month.  Resinette is a very sensitive girl and loves talking with people.  She has a very caring heart and wants to help those in need.  Resinette is determined to learn English and will often practice by writing letters.  She enjoys when teams come because she can meet new people and practice her English.


Wilmine Cledanor –October 29, 1995 Wilmine will be 17 this month.  She works very hard to be sure she is doing a task correctly.  On our field trip to Wynne Farm, she picked up on knitting very quickly. Because of this, she was eager to teach others in her group exactly how it was done! She is incredibly helpful. Wilmine also loves to dance!  She has a very silly side and loves to get others laughing.



Saturday, September 29, 2012

Good Samaritan Field Trips


In the month of September, we were able to take two field trips with the Good Samaritan kids. The first was downtown to the National Museum. It was a very interesting, educational, and fun trip. The Haitian history was fascinating. The girls and boys were so well-behaved, attentive, and really seemed to enjoy themselves. We even had a few taking notes!


The second trip was to Wynne Farm Ecological Center. The farms are run by a Haitian-American woman whose passion is environmental sustainability in Haiti.  This was an amazing field trip! We got to hike the top of one of the mountains in Kenscoff, Haiti, and then return to the educational center for stations. There were 4 stations for 30 minutes each consisting of learning to make jewelry out of plastic bottles, knitting done from plastic bags, paper making/briquettes (this is a cheap version of charcoal), the uses of bamboo, and the benefits of composting and vermiculture. Both trips were amazing times to learn, connect with the kids, and enjoy Haitian culture!

 hiking at the top of the mountain

 mixing paper briquettes

 jewelry making from plastic bottles

 more instruction on the plastic bottle earrings

 finished briquettes

 knitting plastic bags into purses


finished earrings made from plastic bottles


Making briquettes