Haiti Photo Potpourri

Posted: March 21st, 2010 | Author: Shawn | Filed under: blah blah blah | 2 Comments »

Sunday is my day off here in Léogâne, so I have some spare time to sit down and upload a few photos from the week. I was a bit remiss in taking photos this week though. I started working in the hospital and well it’s not so picturesque. Unless you enjoy seeing an old untreated tibia fracture. There’s a lot of sad stories walking around the hospital every day, but there’s also a lot of smiles. The pre-quake health care here wasn’t exactly award winning, so a lot of folks are just happy to have someone take a look at their malady.

Morale wise things here are going fine. There’s plenty of times where I can think of much better places to be. Then there’s other times where I can’t think of any place better. So it works out. The hard adjustment for me this week is getting used to people leaving. There’s some really cool folks volunteering down here and it’s quite sad when they head home.

For those folks curious what the various international presence was like here, it’s pretty mixed, but not as mixed as you might think. Léogâne was the quake epicenter, so we see a ton of relief groups pass through here. Generally, on the international front the largest impact group is the Canadian military. They began leaving this week though. Then I see a mix of smaller groups like the Japanese and Canadian Red Cross, the Korean army (arriving this week with heavy machinery), and a smattering of UN military police. Then there’s also various food and medical relief charities here and there. The only American presence in town is from private charities, not the military.

Well here’s a smattering of various photos from around town. A lot of these came from the market. Although it may not look much like a market to you. I’m off to see if I can find some leftover rice and beans.

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// shawn