Our Project Haiti students have now spent two nights in the student dorms; this was quite a big and courageous step as they are so few among so many, with a huge language gap to adjust to. We're hoping that, with an invitation from one of the English speaking Haitian students our students will venture forth to the point of sharing meals with their Haitian counterparts. Already they are having music lessons with these wonderful young people, and I know they are ready for this next leap.
Gessoit, a young Haitian, has taken us "under his wing" to help us learn Creole, which the students and teachers are eager to learn. Gessoit attends Lawrence University in Wisconsin and helps teach Creole there during the year.
As the symphny orchestra needed a French horn they invited Teiga (and her first-class traveling horn) to join them after they heard her play so well earlier in the day. She did a splendid job, and we are very proud of her. Actually, every one of our students is shining musically, which takes some of the pressure off, I'm sure.
We heard thunder off in the distance yesterday afternoon. Pere David later told us that Port-au-Prince was hit with a very severe thunder storm. 'Tis the season. It's just hot and humid here, but with screens on most of the windows, mosquitoes have not been a problem, hence sleep is not too difficult for most as we haven't had to get in under our mosquito tents which are usually very hot.
Our calf muscles will be very pronounced by the time we return as we climb a gazillion steps every day going from meals to lessons to Vespers to bed. This is good as we don't have much time for other forms of exercise.
Pere David Cesar, Bernadette Williams, Dr. John Jost, Madam Nicole St. Victoire and all our other hosts and counterparts have been most friendly and helpful. So many countries are represented in the teacher population; it is fun to hear all the languages spoken at meals. Stephen
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