National Day of Haiti

First of January is the national day of Haiti, exactly 204 years ago they pushed out the French and became a free country. Haitians celebrate this by eating a traditional pumpkin soup. We eat it at the orphanage. The rest of the day we don't do much, hanging with Natasha and her friends and playing with the children.

Haiti is a true third world country, where running water is a luxury and electricity goes on and off, even worse than in northern Iraq. Here it seems the entire city can black out for a period of hours. There is garbage everywhere. Really! In addition to the omnipresent wild dogs, chicken and roosters, we spot a wild pig digging through a pile of garbage close to the city center.

In the evening, Jason and I go on a quest for pork. After having had so much chicken lately we're craving something else. We find it on the street not far from Natasha's home. The food here is really tasty, with a lot of spices.

In the slum.

With Natasha.

Kids at the orphanage. Natasha on the right.

View from Natasha's brother's girlfriend's house.

Kid eating sugar cane.

Pork.

National Day of Haiti

Port-au-Prince, Haiti