Okay, so most of you have looked at my pics by now (if you haven't there's a link on the right) and I thought maybe I should explain who everyone is. It took me a while to figure it all out. There are 4 kids who live at Coram Deo. Manice is 9 and she lives here with her Aunt Marie who cooks for us. Manu is 7 and his parents died, Karen hopes to find a family to adopt him. Jacob is 11 (but is very small because of malnutrition when he was young) and he lives here because his parents can't afford to feed him. Sammy is 15 (but mentally he's about 5) and I don't really know his story but he doesn't go to school because he has extreme difficulty learning and there is no school for him to go to. Cadeau and Wisley are the two teenage guys who live here. T hey both have family but they live at Coram Deo to help out and in return they are given an allowance and Coram Deo pays for their school. Jean Eddy, Vladimir and Samuel don't live here but they come everyday to do their chores and Coram Deo also pays for their schooling. Ysmaille owns the welding shop right outside of Coram Deo and he comes over everyday to hang out and help me with my Creole. These are the core people. MANY other people come everyday but there are too many to mention and I don't even know all their names yet. It sort of feels like a family here, I feel like I have 8 brothers and 1 sister. The guys love to tease me and I try to be a good big sister to them all.
Several people asked me about the taptap. A taptap is basically the bus system around here. There is no such thing as a taxi. You take the taptap, you walk or you drive yourself. A taptap is a pickup truck with the cab raised up and benches in the back. You sit in the back of the pickup truck and when you get to your stop you yell "meci" or tap on the window and they stop to let you off. The taptaps have regular routes just like a bus and sometimes you have to take several taptaps to get where you want to go.
If you have any other questions about Haiti or people I write about please ask me and I'll answer.
3 comments:
That whole taptap thing is CRAZY! How much is each ride?
Kim, I think I want to adopt Manu - am I allowed? What a cutie - I think you need to give him a squish for me and tell him that someone in Canada thinks he is one of the cutest kids ever! Glad to hear that you can love up on these kids all around you - does it remind you of the SMC days?
Love ya
sarah
Hey Kim.
Glad to hear your having a good time. Don't let those boys push you around. Tell Caduea his Canadian brother Tim says hi and that I miss everyone there. I hope to see you all in the new year. Keep up the good work and say to everyone. Talk to you soon.
Tim Bos.
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