Did you know there are Christmas decorations hanging above the ruined streets of Haiti? That is what I learned this morning while reading the most recent entry from my friend and colleague Cindy’s blog, Dispatches from Haiti.
Cindy is in Haiti for four weeks working as a communications officer for a not-for-profit called HelpAge. She visits nursing homes and homeless camps and reports what she sees both back to HelpAge and on her personal blog.
I’ve kept up with Cindy’s blog from the beginning, but I sat down with my mother this morning and reread the whole thing over coffee.
When we finished, I said, “I should really put a link to this on my blog.” My mother said, “Why isn’t this isn’t on your blog yet? You should post a link. Today.”
My mother is normally not so forthright, so I decided I had better follow her instructions.
There you have it – my mother and I highly recommend you read Dispatches from Haiti. It is a human interest story, and far more interesting than any news story you will read about the earthquake recovery effort. After a few posts you will feel like you, too, have witnessed tent living and lived through aftershocks.