Party Bus Be Rockin'

Last night we went to a real "Bushwa" place for our night out. (Bushwa, I have come to assume means fancy? Eh? -Canadians rubbing off on me) well naturally we took our bases school bus (which happens to be from north Carolina) that has no benches inside of it. So we packed it up with some of our bases ghetto crate/wood benches an off we went with our OG crew an some of our base Haiti Communitare team. We get out of the dirt streets an start a bumpin along. My team leader -Steph- an I belting out requested songs as we go. Karaoke style since a radio in a car is unheard of unless you're in a tap tap. (whole other story...) so were busting out with all our widows down in the bus. But don't you fret one of our many security guards from base was with us guarding the bus door. So we were safe from any paparazi or adoring fans. So we drive through town an I'm takin a moment to look at the new sights. Aka the shanty towns an tents rubble an garbage that is literally everywhere. And then we arrive at Latin Corner. We walk in an it's like faaanncy. White men business suites lookin clean an fresh. I look aroun an I'm like where do you come from?? There's a family chillin with their kids playing on their PS2s or whatever pacman handheld game device. And I was just like did I cross the border?? Where am I? How log was I on that bus??? We get there a girl from bases friend was singing so we watched her. Really good! And then we just hung out, went to the bathroom and it had running water! And wait for it wait for it.... a FLUSHING TOILET. I was so excited I went twice before we left. Gawking over a toilet. Check that off my bucket list please. While there we actually met the head director for habitates for humanity of Haiti. He is really interested in my bases Ubuntu houses an wants to get 800 of them started an built for his one billion dollar project. Crazy how one man has the power over 800 familie lives. The thing about Haiti why the earthquake was so ba is because everything was just built terribly. No permits, no requirements. So when the earthquake hit all that crappy construction went to shambles. An now they are just building more shambles on top of that. Great thinkin Haiti. Can't wait for your next quake in 20 something years..., Anyway went back to work this morning. Orphanage #1 out of 4. Every time I go it tares me. How is this even allowed. I'm not going to the other orphanage tomorrow. I don't think my heart can handle seeing the "bad" ones. Seriously I walked into their actual bedroom today to put a child whom had fallen asleep on my to bed. It's a room about half the size of our small downstairs living room. Half the size. With about 20 bunked smushed all together. No sheets. No pillows. Just a flimsy pee stained mattress. The babies at the orphanage who aren't potty trained walked around without pants on an just pee everywhere. Their one "toilet" has spiders and bugs crawling all over. Their play room is a dirt floor. No fans. No air conditioning. No toys. Nothing. 30+ kids an 3 adults to take care of all of them. Seriously this is terrible. It can't be true. And this is the GOOD orphanage people. I can't wait to show you the pictures. It's utterly tragic. Went to a creole lesson exchange class today after our adult English lesson class. Trying my best to learn. Im surprised by how much I love teaching the adults English. It really gives me the sense of the Haitian people. I love hearing all their stories an their love for their country. (I assume it's becuase they don't know about ice or flushing toilets). Everyday is such an eye opener. I can't believe this is real. And the sad thing is, is there really isn't much we can do about it. Their government is so corrupt, even the UN is corrupt here. Its a disaster. I think the only way it can truly change is through education. But not very many people receive a good education. Especially considering the elementary school building we use for our adult English lessons. It has NO toilet. No playground. Weeds everywhere. No fans. Nothing. Wooden benches to sit on. No offices supplies, because trying to get those are an absolute joke here. I have no idea what they do. How can you teach a generation when that's the atmosphere they are in. Horrid. Everyday brings something new. Pray my little heart can take it all in. Anyway that a long one. Wish I could show you pictures so you could truly understand the absolute devastation these people are still living in. Loves to you all. Keep me updated with your lives. Love hearing from you all.