Author Archives: Jessica

We traded an ocean view -from our roof- for a gorgeous mountain view. I love both really, so I am just enjoying the change in scenery. The green mountains are everywhere around us, it’s lovely really. And the minute you leave our front gate, when you look up to the mountains, you can actually seeContinue reading “A stroll in the new neighborhood.”

I have come to realize, in the last year of living here, why Haitians looks so great and no one ‘works out’. Their whole life is ‘working out’! Every task they do involves using muscle-from the simplest things to more complex. And, since I now live here too, I am being to understand this firstContinue reading “Every task is a work out”

Before and after pictures. They are so satisfying aren’t they? I took some of this house when we first came to visit in January-in case we took the position I would know what to pack, what to order from home, and all that. So, here are some sweet before and after pictures…and yes I amContinue reading “Extreme home makeover-Haiti edition”