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This list was compiled over the summer by the staff! 
 
Marcio- when you know how to convert the currency better than the Haitians in the grocery line
 
Steph C- When wood shavings look like Ramen Noodles
 
Ben- When you have rice and beans for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. (and like it-Mark)
 
Marcio- When your telling Americans to move in French
 
Mark: When you’ve seen road construction actually progress.
 
Sarah: When you pick out your nicest shirt to wear to church.
 
Cristianna: when you subconsciously compare, and take pride in, you chacos tan. (except for Ben Valentine, who has a rockin’ sock tan.)
When you know the electricity is off because it got quiet all of a sudden.
 
Katie: 1) a mouse runs across your feet while washing dishes and you just laugh. 2) getting ready for bed involves bug spray, deodorant, and fan battery check and earplugs.
 3)when is doesn’t surprise of phase you to see unflushed poop in the toilet.
 
WHEN THE J.C. is betta then A.C!!!!!! (‘cuz “prayer conditioning’ is better than ‘air conditioning)
 
S- when 100% deet is only 20% effective
 
when you know to check your camp towel for ants before drying off.
 
when you’re not concerned about how many bugs are in your food, but how much food is in the bugs
 
when you think Steph is quiet.
 
when you get to see Marcio, Ben, and Mark leave
 
When you start dancing to our neighboors music
 
When you wash your hands with 409 w.o second thought when you find you’re out of soap.
 
Megan- when your last cleanest shirt becomes you las clean shirt. Therefore never running out of clean shirts.
 
Carrie- when you brush your teeth with you water bottle even if there is gatorade still in it. 
 
Sarah- when you stop brushing your teeth with the water from your water bottle.
         -When you’ve never brushed your teeth with water from your bottle
 
 
Katie and Megan- when you think its funny to catch a cockroach and mail it to somebody, as a friendly memory
 
– when you can remember opening the common room door with a single finger!!!
 
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– when Carrie and Matt start writing diarrhea songs too.

 
-when you see the generator finally died…… which turns to the only use for the black truck is it’s battery to power a printer because there is no electricity or generator.
 
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Great memories guys…. I just found this and had to post it!
 
 
 
 

3 responses to “You’ve been in Haiti too Long when…”

  1. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA thank-you for posting this! great time this summer! only you only have to slightly worry what might be sent to u this upcoming year ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. you have to add when Carrie and Matt start writing diarrhea songs too.
    and when you see the generator finally died
    which turns to the only use for the black truck is it’s battery to power a printer because there is no electricity or generator.