Watch out streets of Port-au-Prince

To respond to all the comments on the previous post... you are welcome to come visit me anytime. I can promise tea or coffee on the balcony and I can definately promise the sounds of Port-au-Prince waking up, dogs, roosters, car alarms, you name it, you'll hear it!
Well I have some good news... I've got a car! It's a 2007 KIA sportage and it's deisel. We were told it was gas but when we picked it up today they told us that it's deisel. That's way better because deisel is considerably cheaper around here. Now here's hoping I don't get rearended or get a flat tire, well at least not for the first week.
As for the work I came here to do... today was a very productive day. In the morning we had all the students interested in the special education class come for a test. The teacher we hired for this class is excellent and knew exactly what to do. She was so kind and patient with the children that I know she'll do a great job this year. We decided which students would fit well with the class we are planning and a few more are coming tomorrow to complete the test. In the afternoon I was able to work through a lot of preparations for school beginning next week. I'm so thankful that I speak Creole already but I'm frustrated by how many words I still don't know. There are many words that I seldom use that I don't know but when I need to use them I'm frustrated that I don't know them. The teachers are very patient and don't seem to mind at all, and for that I'm thankful. The school is starting to look great and I look forward to the school being full of noise and learning first thing Monday morning.