5. You know for a fact that Minnesota does not have the most mosquitoes on earth – Haiti does. 6. Being told that the beach is an hour away can actually mean up to four hours in Haitian time. But you really don’t care because you’re at the beach! 7. On any given day, the grocery sore may accept Haitian goudes, pesos or U.S. dollars as its only form of currency. 8. Traffic lanes, signals and blinkers are deemed unnecessary in favor of horns.
Top Ten – Haiti
1. Menu choices include hot soup or hot oatmeal on 100 degree + days.
2. Bonding with orphans comes through the music of Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber.
3. On a related note, the children have way better dance moves than you – even to worship songs!
4. You pray for rain to cool off the evenings, but not so much rain that your tent is flooded daily.
9. Eight year old Haitian girls laugh and point at your attempt to do laundry. Thankfully, they then help you do it.
10. You are amazed by the joy that children have in the midst of all the devastation around them and thank God for your brothers & sisters in Christ.
